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For the verb: "to sweat"
Simple Past: sweat, sweated
Past Participle: sweat, sweated


Adapted From: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

sweat
Anoun
effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat
 use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion"
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perspiration, sweat, sudor
 salty fluid secreted by sweat glands; "sweat poured off his brow"
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sweat
 condensation of moisture on a cold surface; "the cold glasses were streaked with sweat"
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fret, stew, sweat, lather, swither
 agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams"
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Bverb
sweat, sudate, perspire
 excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin; "Exercise makes one sweat"
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