sweat (/swɛt/)
noun · Beginner · Body & Health
🔊 /swɛt/
Meaning
Meaning: salty liquid from the skin
The salty liquid that comes out of the skin when a person is hot, nervous, or working hard. It can also be a verb meaning to produce this liquid.
Examples
🗣 After the run, his shirt was wet with sweat.
Etymology
From Old English ‘swāt’, related to Latin ‘sudor’ (sweat).
How & Where It’s Used
Used literally for the body fluid and figuratively in phrases like ‘no sweat’ (no problem).
Tags: body, heat