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sweat

(sw/E/t )

salty fluid secreted by sweat glands(noun.body)

Example:
Sweat poured off his brow.

Synonym:
perspiration, sudor

source: wordnet30
agitation resulting from active worry(noun.state)

Example:
He's in a sweat about exams.

Synonym:
fret, lather, stew, swither

source: wordnet30
condensation of moisture on a cold surface(noun.phenomenon)

Example:
The cold glasses were streaked with sweat.

source: wordnet30
use of physical or mental energy; hard work(noun.act)

Synonym:
effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail

source: wordnet30
The fluid which is excreted from the skin of an animal; the fluid secreted by the sudoriferous glands; a transparent, colorless, acid liquid with a peculiar odor, containing some fatty acids and mineral matter; perspiration. See Perspiration.(noun)

source: webster1913

excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin(verb.body)

Example:
Exercise makes one sweat.

Synonym:
perspire, sudate

source: wordnet30
To excrete sensible moisture from the pores of the skin; to perspire.(verb)

source: webster1913
To cause to excrete moisture from the skin; to cause to perspire; as, his physicians attempted to sweat him by most powerful sudorifics.(verb)

source: webster1913

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