sweat Definition

to excrete moisture in visible quantities through the openings of the sweat glands : perspire

to labor or exert oneself so as to cause perspiration

to emit or exude moisture

hard work : drudgery

the fluid excreted from the sweat glands of the skin : perspiration

moisture issuing from or gathering in drops on a surface

any of various small black or brownish bees (family Halictidae) that are attracted to perspiration

equity in a property resulting from labor invested in improvements that increase its value; also : the labor so invested

a simple tubular gland of the skin that excretes perspiration, is widely distributed in nearly all parts of the human skin, and consists typically of an epithelial tube extending spirally from a minute pore on the surface of the skin into the dermis or subcutaneous tissues where it ends in a convoluted tuft

a hut, lodge, or cavern heated by steam from water poured on hot stones and used especially by American Indians for ritual or therapeutic sweating

to work one's way painfully through or to

to endure or wait through the course of

a suit worn usually for exercise that consists of a sweatshirt and sweatpants

a test for cystic fibrosis that involves measuring the subject's sweat for abnormally high sodium chloride content

to be very nervous or worried