Sweat

  • 41sweat — [swet] noun [U] I liquid that forms on your skin when you are hot She wiped the sweat off her forehead with a towel.[/ex] • in a (cold) sweat very worried or nervous[/ex] no sweat spoken used for saying that you can easily do something[/ex] II… …

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  • 42sweat — [OE] Sweat is part of a widespread family of ‘sweat’ words that goes back ultimately to the prehistoric Indo European base *sweid , *swoid . Other members include Greek hidrós, Latin sūdor (source of English exude [16]), Welsh chwys, Latvian… …

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  • 43sweat — n. the watery fluid secreted by the sweat glands. Its principal constituents in solution are sodium chloride and urea. The secretion of sweat is a means of excreting nitrogenous waste; at the same time it has a role in controlling the temperature …

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  • 44sweat — 1. tv. & in. to fret (about something) while waiting for an outcome. □ Come on, don’t sweat it. It’ll work out. □ This whole promotion business really has me sweating. 2. n. trouble; bother. (See also no sweat.) □ I can handle it. It won’t cause… …

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  • 45sweat — 1. noun 1) he was drenched with sweat Syn: perspiration, moisture, dampness, wetness; Medicine diaphoresis 2) informal he got into such a sweat about that girl Syn: fluster, panic, frenzy, fever, pother; informal state …

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  • 46sweat — 1. To like or prefer heavily. 2. To have strong interest in a person or object. 1. I sweat the new wu tang cd. I sweat Carolyn when she wears anything …

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  • 47sweat — 1. To like or prefer heavily. 2. To have strong interest in a person or object. 1. I sweat the new wu tang cd. I sweat Carolyn when she wears anything …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 48sweat —  1. n. Hard work.  2. old sweat Experienced person, often old soldier.  3. sweat it out Persevere despite difficulty, pressure, etc …

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  • 49sweat — See: BY THE SWEAT OF ONE S BROW …

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  • 50sweat — See: BY THE SWEAT OF ONE S BROW …

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