sweats

Noun

plural form of sweat
(informal) A sweatsuit.
(informal) Any illness causing copious perspiration.
I have a bad case of the sweats. Do you think it's the flu?
(informal) Nervousness.

Verb

third-person singular simple present indicative form of sweat

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Tossing her gown aside, she hurriedly pulled on some sweats and made the bed.
She slid her feet into plain sandals provided by the convent along with her plain sweats and T-shirt.
No, but it's so cold up here lots of the bikers are wearing jackets and sweats that cover up their numbers.
Charles was half dressed, wearing sweats only.
Constitutional symptoms appear as a rule in less than fifteen minutes: prostration, staggering, cold sweats, vomiting, feeble and quick pulse, dilatation of the pupil, and slight mental disturbance.

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