sweat
/swɛt/
noun
- The clear liquid that comes out of your skin when you are hot, nervous, or exercising.
- After running for an hour, his shirt was soaked with sweat.
- She wiped the sweat from her forehead with a towel.
- The nervous speaker had beads of sweat on his upper lip.
- Hard work or effort.
- He achieved success through years of sweat and determination.
- The project was a real sweat, but we finished on time.
- Building the house required a lot of blood, sweat, and tears.
Synonyms
verb
- To produce sweat through the skin.
- She started to sweat as soon as she entered the hot room.
- I always sweat a lot when I go to the gym.
- He was sweating nervously before his big presentation.
- To work very hard.
- They sweated in the fields from dawn until dusk.
- She sweated over her homework until she got it right.
- The team sweated for months to prepare for the competition.
- To worry or be anxious about something.
- She told him not to sweat the details and just enjoy the trip.
- Don't sweat the small stuff; it's not worth it.
- He was sweating over whether he would pass the exam.