ENGLISH: sweat - CREOLE: swe



Overview of noun sweat



The noun sweat has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)



1. (11) perspiration, sweat, sudor -- (salty fluid secreted by sweat glands; "sweat poured off his brow")

2. fret, stew, sweat, lather, swither -- (agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams")

3. sweat -- (condensation of moisture on a cold surface; "the cold glasses were streaked with sweat")

4. effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat -- (use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion")



Overview of verb sweat



The verb sweat has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)



1. (5) sweat, sudate, perspire -- (excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin; "Exercise makes one sweat")

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