of Sweat To excrete sensible moisture from the pores of the skin; to perspire. Fig.: To perspire in toil; to work hard; to drudge. To emit moisture, as green plants in a heap. To cause to excrete moisture from the skin; to cause to perspire; as, his physicians attempted to sweat him by most powerful sudorifics. To emit or suffer to flow from the pores; to exude. To unite by heating, after the application of soldier. To get something advantageous, as money, property, or labor from (any one), by exaction or oppression; as, to sweat a spendthrift; to sweat laborers. The fluid which is excreted from the skin of an animal; the fluid secreted by the sudoriferous glands; a transparent, colorless, acid liquid with a peculiar odor, containing some fatty acids and mineral matter; perspiration. See Perspiration. The act of sweating; or the state of one who sweats; hence, labor; toil; drudgery. Moisture issuing from any substance; as, the sweat of hay or grain in a mow or stack. The sweating sickness. A short run by a race horse in exercise.
Fluid that exits the body through pores in the skin usually due to physical stress and/or high temperature for the purpose of regulating body temperature and removing certain compounds from the circulation. The state of one who sweats; diaphoresis. (especially WWI) A soldier (especially one who is old or experienced). The sweating sickness. Moisture issuing from any substance. A short run by a racehorse as a form of exercise. Hard work; toil.
To emit sweat. To cause to excrete moisture through skin. To work hard. To extract money, labour, etc. from, by exaction or oppression. To worry. To worry about (something). To emit, in the manner of sweat. To emit moisture. To solder (a pipe joint) together. To stress out. To cook slowly at low heat, in shallow oil and without browning, to reduce moisture content. To remove a portion of (a coin), as by shaking it with others in a bag, so that the friction wears off a small quantity of the metal. To suffer a penalty; to smart for one's misdeeds. To scrape the sweat from (a horse).
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