ALL meanings of no sweat
Nō sweat
N n - interjection no sweat expressing that sth is easy 1
- adjective no sweat Informal. (of clothes) made to be worn for exercise, sports, or other physical activity. made of the absorbent fabric used for such clothes: sweat dresses. of, for, or associated with such clothes: the sweat look in sportswear. 1
- verb without object no sweat to perspire, especially freely or profusely. 1
- verb without object no sweat to exude moisture, as green plants piled in a heap or cheese. 1
- verb without object no sweat to gather moisture from the surrounding air by condensation. 1
- verb without object no sweat (of moisture or liquid) to ooze or be exuded. 1
- verb without object no sweat Informal. to work hard. 1
- verb without object no sweat Informal. to experience distress, as from anxiety. 1
- verb without object no sweat (of tobacco) to ferment. 1
- verb with object no sweat to excrete (perspiration, moisture, etc.) through the pores of the skin. 1
- verb with object no sweat to exude in drops or small particles: The drying figs sweat tiny drops of moisture. 1
- verb with object no sweat to send forth or get rid of with or like perspiration (often followed by out or off). 1
- verb with object no sweat to wet or stain with perspiration. 1
- verb with object no sweat to cause (a person, a horse, etc.) to perspire. 1
- verb with object no sweat to cause to exude moisture, especially as a step in an industrial drying process: to sweat wood. 1
- verb with object no sweat to earn, produce, or obtain (a result, promotion, compliment, etc.) by hard work. 1
- verb with object no sweat to cause to lose (weight) as by perspiring or hard work: The hard week's work sweated five pounds off him. 1
- verb with object no sweat to cause, force, or bring pressure on (a person, an animal, etc.) to work hard. 1
- verb with object no sweat to employ (workers) at low wages, for long hours, or under other unfavorable conditions. 1
- verb with object no sweat to labor with meticulous care over: The manufacturer of this beautiful car has really sweated the details. 1
- verb with object no sweat Slang. to obtain or extort (money) from someone. to extort money from; fleece. 1
- verb with object no sweat Slang. to subject to severe questioning; give the third degree to. 1
- verb with object no sweat Metallurgy. to heat (an alloy) in order to remove a constituent melting at a lower temperature than the alloy as a whole. to heat (solder or the like) to melting. to join (metal objects) by heating and pressing together, usually with solder. 1
- verb with object no sweat to remove bits of metal from (gold coins) by shaking them against one another, as in a bag. Compare clip1 (def 4). 1
- verb with object no sweat to cause (tobacco or cocoa) to ferment. 1
- noun no sweat the process of sweating or perspiring. 1
- noun no sweat that which is secreted from sweat glands; perspiration. 1
- noun no sweat a state or a period of sweating. 1
- noun no sweat hard work. 1
- noun no sweat Informal. a state of anxiety or impatience. 1
- noun no sweat a process of inducing sweating or perspiration, or of being sweated, as in medical treatment. 1
- noun no sweat moisture exuded from something or gathered on a surface. 1
- noun no sweat an exuding of moisture, as by a substance. 1
- noun no sweat an inducing of such exudation, as in some industrial process. 1
- noun no sweat a run given to a horse for exercise, as before a race. 1
- noun no sweat sweats, Informal. sweatpants, sweatshirts, sweat suits, or the like. 1
- idioms no sweat no sweat, Informal. with no difficulty or problem. 1
- idioms no sweat sweat blood, Informal. to be under a strain; work strenuously. to wait anxiously; worry: He was sweating blood while his friend was being questioned by the police. 1
- idioms no sweat sweat bullets, Informal. to sweat profusely. to be apprehensive; worry. 1
- idioms no sweat sweat it, Informal. to wait anxiously; endure the best way one can: There was no news of survivors, so all we could do was sweat it. to worry; be apprehensive: You'll do OK, so don't sweat it. 1
- convention no sweat If a person says no sweat when you ask them about something or ask them to do something, they mean that it is not a problem or that it can be done quickly or easily. 0
- noun no sweat an expression suggesting that something can be done without problems or difficulty 0
- noun no sweat no trouble or difficulty at all; easily done 0