Word Finder - sweat

definition

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.

synonyms

• perspiration

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The state of one who sweats; diaphoresis.

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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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Moisture issuing from any substance.

example

the sweat of hay or grain in a mow or stack

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A short run by a racehorse as a form of exercise.

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Hard work; toil.

Sweat and tears ran down her face.

He smelled of sweat and blood.

The four of us were put to shame in jeans and sweat shirts.

A cold sweat broke out on her forehead and she mopped it away with her forearm.

His body was on fire again, and sweat trickled down his face.

She wiped sweat from her brow with a shaking hand.

Howie broke out in a sweat when he thought about actually witnessing a killing.

I was in a cold sweat as I drove toward town knowing John Luke Grasso was in the area!

He was coated with sweat and exhausted, but he wouldn't stop until he beat the fury out of him.

Sweat stung her eyes and she wiped her face with her sleeve.

There was no denying the sensation of sweat dripping off her body.

Their bodies were slick with sweat, and she lingered in the afterglow, lost in the heat and silk of his skin.

But don't sweat it.

Holding the bill made her hands sweat and her heart beat faster.

Skin clammy with nervous sweat, Deidre concentrated on taking deep breaths.

Sweat coated his exposed chest, and he wiped his brow with his forearm.

Drenched in sweat and covered with dirt, she decided to go swimming in the creek.

She turned her back on Bordeaux and pulled her shirt from her pants, unbuttoning it so that the water could reach the sweat stained area under her breasts.

I could feel a cold sweat passing over me like a ghost at a séance.

Sweat soon covered her, and her chest began to tighten.

His body smelled of sweat and liquor.

He was covered in sweat, the muscles of his exposed back rippling with his movement.

What would you have me wear, a sweat suit?

Let them sweat for a day, then do whatever you want with the three.

By the time she clawed her way over the edge, she was soaked with sweat and panting, her muscles burning from effort.

She awoke in a sweat, the blurred scenes of gore and screams of dying from her dreams fading.

Sweat broke out on her skin, and she shielded her eyes against the sun before crawling back to the shade of the pod.

When some of the Philadelphia big-wigs flew down, everyone would sweat and jump.

She hit the punching bag harder, sweat dripping down her body and soaking her leggings and sports bra.

Occasionally a little breeze puffed in but it was more of an annoyance than a help, scattering papers and patience in a hot breath of sweat and exhaust.

His scent was strong, sweat and man, tainted by the sea.

Her breathing was ragged and uneven, her trembling body slick with sweat.

Sweat was collecting on his brow and trickling into his black bandanna.

We knew that beyond the border of our Eden men were making history by the sweat of their brows when they might better make a holiday.

He would look like he got caught in the rain with the way his dress shirt would be drenched in his sweat.

Once Dean was standing at the podium and he'd controlled the shake in his knees and hidden the sweat on his palms, he felt he didn't do badly.

When they reached the stall, Casper's flanks were wet with sweat.

Kiera wiped her forehead, unable but to admire the sheen of sweat on A'Ran's wide upper body.

He smelled of pure, primal man, his own scent mixed with sweat.

Kiera lowered her hands and wiped sweat from her forehead.

She swiped it away, soaked with sweat, and opened her eyes.

Frowning, Rhyn pulled a dagger from the wall and tucked it into his belt.  He'd never tried tracking anyone through the Immortal underworld before; if Gabriel didn't want to be found, Rhyn wasn't going to find him in the death-dealer's backyard.  Sweat dripped down his face in the still air of the cottage.

They settled into a battle that left her drenched in sweat before she left the ring and him looking like a cat that just caught a mouse.

They sparred hard for several moments, until Darian's upper body carried a sheen of sweat.

Her breathing was unsteady, the scent of her honey musk and sweat thick in his nostrils.

His hand smelled of weapons, leather, and sweat.

Taran wiped the sweat from his brow and blew out a breath.

Darian was at a row machine, covered in sweat.

Dhakka is the sweat equity capital of the laboring poor of south Asia!

Sweat that had been caused by the sheer physical exertion of trying to breathe.