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Sweats
/swɛts/
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.
📖 Definitions of "Sweats"
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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.
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The state of one who sweats; diaphoresis.
"Just thinking about the interview tomorrow puts me into a nervous sweat."
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(especially WWI) A soldier (especially one who is old or experienced).
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The sweating sickness.
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To emit sweat.
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To cause to excrete moisture through skin.
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To work hard.
"I've been sweating over my essay all day."
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To extract money, labour, etc. from, by exaction or oppression.
"to sweat a spendthrift"
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A sweatsuit.
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Any illness causing copious perspiration.
"I have a bad case of the sweats. Do you think it's the flu?"
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Nervousness.
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