sweat out

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [swet out]
- /swɛt aʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [swet out]
- /swɛt aʊt/

Definitions of sweat out words

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

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Origin of sweat out

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 out

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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sweat out 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 out

verb sweat out

bite one's nails — to chew off the ends of one's fingernails
brood — A brood is a group of baby birds that were born at the same time to the same mother.
cross-question — If you cross-question someone, you ask them a lot of questions about something.
dun — to make repeated and insistent demands upon, especially for the payment of a debt.
dunned — to make repeated and insistent demands upon, especially for the payment of a debt.

All 15 Synonyms of sweat out