Another word for sweat
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Noun
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- The vapor phase of water.
- A mist of cooling water vapor.
- Pressurized water vapor used for heating, cooking, or to provide mechanical power.
- the act or instance of transuding
- transudate
- brought over
- Alternative spelling of body odour.
- the production and evaporation of a watery fluid called sweat that is excreted by the sweat glands in the skin of mammals.
- Present participle of sweat.
- of or relating to one who is sweating
- The fluid, consisting of water with small amounts of urea and salts, that is excreted through the pores of the skin by the sweat glands; sweat.
- The act or process of perspiring.
Verb
To perspire
- To ooze forth.
- To discharge or emit (a liquid or gas, for example) gradually.
- To exhibit in abundance:
- To become limp or flaccid; droop:
- To feel or exhibit the effects of fatigue or exhaustion; weaken markedly:
- To cause to droop or lose freshness:
- To suffer from oppressive heat.
- To exude (venom, for example).
- A condition of oppressive heat.
- To pass through pores or interstices in the manner of perspiration.
- To generate and release (a substance) from a cell or a gland:
- To excrete perspiration through the pores of the skin.
- To expel through external pores; exude.
To work hard
- To put to use or effect; put forth:
- To bring to bear; exercise:
- To put (oneself) to strenuous effort:
- One who is owned as the property of someone else, especially in involuntary servitude.
- One who is subservient to or controlled by another:
- One who is subject to or controlled by a specified influence:
- To labor continuously; work strenuously.
- To proceed with difficulty:
- Exhausting labor or effort.
See also:
Idioms:
no-sweat
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