1 [mass noun] moisture exuded through the pores of the skin, typically in profuse quantities as a reaction to heat, physical exertion, fever, or fear:beads of sweat broke out on her brow
[count noun] an instance or period of being covered with sweat:even thinking about him made me break out in a sweatwe’d all worked up a sweat in spite of the cold
[count noun] informal a state of flustered anxiety or distress:I don’t believe he’d get into such a sweat about a girl
informal hard work; effort:computer graphics take a lot of the sweat out of animation
[in singular] informal a laborious task or undertaking:helping to run the meeting was a bit of a sweat
[as modifier] denoting loose casual garments made of thick, fleecy cotton:sweat tops and bottoms
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Universal
1 [no object] exude sweat:he was sweating profusely
[with object] (sweat something out/off) get rid of something from the body by exuding sweat:a well-hydrated body sweats out waste products more efficiently
[with object] cause (a person or animal) to exude sweat by exercise or exertion:cold as it was, the climb had sweated him
(of food or an object) ooze or exude beads of moisture on to its surface:cheese stored at room temperature will quickly begin to sweat
(of a person) exert a great deal of strenuous effort:I’ve sweated over this for six months
(of a person) be or remain in a state of extreme anxiety, typically for a prolonged period:I let her sweat for a while, then I asked her out again
[with object]North American informal worry about (something):he’s not going to have a lot of time to sweat the details
2 [with object] heat (chopped vegetables) slowly in a pan with a small amount of fat, so that they cook in their own juices:sweat the celery and onions with olive oil and seasoning
[no object] (of chopped vegetables) be cooked slowly in a pan with a small amount of fat:let the chopped onion sweat gently for five minutes
3 [with object and adverbial] subject (metal) to surface melting, especially to fasten or join by solder without a soldering iron:the tyre is sweated on to the wooden parts
break sweat (or USbreak a sweat)
informal exert oneself physically:they extended their unbeaten run to seven matches and hardly had to break sweat to do it
by the sweat of one's brow
by one’s own hard work, typically manual labour.
no sweat
informal used to convey that something is not difficult or problematic:‘We haven’t any decaf, I’m afraid.’ ‘No sweat.’
sweat blood
informal
make an extraordinarily strenuous effort to do something:she’s sweated blood to support her family
be extremely anxious:we’ve been sweating blood over the question of what is right
sweat buckets
informal sweat profusely.
sweat bullets
North American informal be extremely anxious or nervous.
sweat it out
informal
endure prolonged heat or exertion:about 1,500 runners are expected to sweat it out in this year’s run
wait in a state of extreme anxiety for something to happen or be resolved:he sweated it out until the lab report was back
