sweat blood

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [swet bluhd]
- /swɛt blʌd/
- /swet blʌd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [swet bluhd]
- /swɛt blʌd/

Definitions of sweat blood words

verb without object sweat blood to perspire, especially freely or profusely. 1
verb without object sweat blood to exude moisture, as green plants piled in a heap or cheese. 1
verb without object sweat blood to gather moisture from the surrounding air by condensation. 1
verb without object sweat blood (of moisture or liquid) to ooze or be exuded. 1
verb without object sweat blood Informal. to work hard. 1
verb without object sweat blood Informal. to experience distress, as from anxiety. 1

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Origin of sweat blood

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; 1970-75 for def 6; (v.) Middle English sweten, Old English swǣtan to sweat, derivative of swāt (noun) (> obsolete English swote); (noun) Middle English, alteration of swote, influenced by the v.; cognate with Dutch zweet, German Schweiss, Old Norse sveiti, Sanskrit svedas; akin to Latin sūdor, Greek hidrṓs

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Parts of speech for Sweat blood

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sweat blood

sweat blood popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for sweat blood

verb sweat blood

labor — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
labour — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.

All 2 Synonyms of sweat blood