[swɛt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- moisture exuded through the pores of the skin, typically in profuse quantities as a reaction to heat, physical exertion, fever, or fear
(e.g: beads of sweat broke out on her brow)



Phrases:
- break sweat
- by the sweat of one's brow
- no sweat
- sweat blood
- sweat buckets
- sweat bullets
- sweat it out
- sweat the small stuff

Origin:
Old English swāt (noun), swǣtan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zweet and German Schweiss, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin sudor

[swɛt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- exude sweat
(e.g: he was sweating profusely)

- heat (chopped vegetables) slowly in a pan with a small amount of fat, so that they cook in their own juices
(e.g: sweat the celery and onions with olive oil and seasoning)

- subject (metal) to surface melting, especially to fasten or join by solder without a soldering iron
(e.g: the tyre is sweated on to the wooden parts)


Phrases:
- break sweat
- by the sweat of one's brow
- no sweat
- sweat blood
- sweat buckets
- sweat bullets
- sweat it out
- sweat the small stuff

Origin:
Old English swāt (noun), swǣtan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zweet and German Schweiss, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin sudor