sweat

US /swɛt/

UK /swet/

A2

verb

  • To do an amount of hard work
  • To be worried or anxious about something
  • To produce drops of water from your skin when hot

noun

  • An amount of hard work
  • (Of work, job) hard; needing effort
  • Liquid from your skin when you are hot or nervous

Examples

The workmen were streaming with sweat. His forehead was dripping sweat.

My shirt stuck to the clammy sweat on my back.