sweat

Sweat is defined as to perspire by releasing moisture from the surface or pores of the skin.

(verb)

An example of to sweat is a person's shirt being wet after they've run a five-mile race.

See sweat in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb sweat or sweated, sweating

to give forth a characteristic salty moisture through the pores of the skin; perspire
1. to give forth moisture in droplets on its surface, as a ripening cheese does
2. to collect and condense water in droplets on its surface, as a glass of ice water does in a warm room
to ferment: said of tobacco leaves, etc.
to come forth in drops through pores or a porous surface; ooze
to work hard enough to cause sweating
Informal to suffer distress, anxiety, etc.

Origin: ME sweten < OE swætan < swat, sweat, akin to Ger schweissen < IE base *sweid-, to sweat > Gr hidros, L sudor, sweat

transitive verb

1. to give forth (moisture) through pores or a porous surface
2. to collect and condense (moisture) on the surface
to cause to sweat, or perspire, as by drugs, exercise, heat, etc.
to cause to give forth moisture; esp., to ferment: to sweat tobacco leaves
to make wet with sweat, or perspiration
to heat (a metal) in order to extract an easily fusible constituent
1. to heat (solder) until it melts
2. to unite (metal parts) by heating at the point of contact
to remove particles of metal from (a coin) illegally, as by abrading
1. to cause to work so hard as to sweat; overwork
2. to cause (employees) to work long hours at low wages under poor working conditions; exploit (workers)
☆ Informal
1. to get information from by torture or by long, grueling questioning; subject to the third degree
2. to get (information) in this way
Slang to try hard or too hard to get or achieve

noun

the clear, alkaline, salty liquid given forth in drops through the pores of the skin; perspiration
moisture given forth or collected in droplets on the surface of something
1. the act or condition of sweating or being sweated
2. an artificially induced sweating
a condition of eagerness, anxiety, impatience, etc.
hard work; drudgery
exercise, as a run, given a horse before a race
clothes worn for exercising, warming up, etc.; specif., a sweat suit

Origin: altered < the v. < ME swat < OE

See sweat in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb sweat·ed or sweat, sweat·ing, sweats

verb, intransitive

To excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin; perspire.
To exude in droplets, as moisture from certain cheeses or sap from a tree.
To condense atmospheric moisture.
a. To release moisture, as hay in the swath.
b. To ferment, as tobacco during curing.
Informal
a. To work long and hard.
b. To suffer much, as for a misdeed.
Informal To fret or worry.

verb, transitive

To excrete (moisture) through a porous surface, such as the skin.
To gather and condense (moisture) on a surface.
To cause to perspire, as by drugs, heat, or strenuous exercise.
To make damp or wet with perspiration.
To cause to work excessively; overwork.
To overwork and underpay (employees).
Slang
a. To interrogate (someone) under duress: sweated the suspected spy for hours.
b. To extract (information) from someone under duress: The police sweated the information out of the suspect.
Metallurgy To join (metal parts) by interposing cold solder and then heating.
To steam (vegetables or other food).
Informal To fret or worry about: Don't sweat the details.

noun

The colorless saline moisture excreted by the sweat glands; perspiration.
Condensation of moisture in the form of droplets on a surface.
a. The process of sweating.
b. A condition or period of sweating: worked up a sweat raking leaves.
c. The condition of being sweated.
Strenuous, exhaustive labor; drudgery.
A run given to a horse as exercise before a race.
Informal An anxious, fretful condition.
sweats Informal A sweatsuit.