sweat

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈswɛt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/swɛt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(swet)

Inflections of 'sweat' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
Both "sweat" and "sweated" are correct as past forms for all senses. "Sweat" is sometimes considered to be more correct as the past form for literal senses to do with perspiration.
sweat
v 3rd person singular
sweating
v pres p
sweat
v past
sweated
v past
sweat
v past p
sweated
v past p

sweat
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Sense: Noun: perspiration
Synonyms:
perspiration, sweating, moisture Collocations, wetness, dampness
Sense: Verb: perspire
Synonyms:
perspire, break a sweat, break out in a sweat, sweat buckets (slang), drip with sweat, be pouring with sweat
Sense: Verb: exude
Synonyms:
exude, seep Collocations, bleed Collocations, ooze Collocations, weep Collocations, percolate
Sense: Noun: agitation - informal
Synonyms:
agitation, panic Collocations, worry Collocations, distress Collocations, nervousness, anxiety Collocations, consternation, alarm Collocations, discomposure, anxiousness, apprehension, apprehensiveness, unease, uneasiness, jitters, nerves (informal), edginess, stress Collocations
Sense: Noun: flustered state - informal
Synonyms:
fret Collocations, fluster, stew Collocations (informal), tizzy (informal), huff, lather, panic Collocations, state Collocations (informal)
Sense: Verb: panic - informal
Synonyms:
panic Collocations, fret Collocations, worry Collocations, agonize, agonise (UK), trouble Collocations, stress Collocations, stew Collocations, get worked up, lose sleep, be on tenterhooks
Sense: Noun: hard work or effort
Synonyms:
labor Collocations, labour Collocations (UK), exertion, effort Collocations, elbow grease, work Collocations, hard work, pains, toil Collocations, drudgery, travail (literary), slavery Collocations, grind Collocations, physical exertion
Sense: Verb: work hard - informal
Synonyms:
work hard, work Collocations, toil Collocations, slave Collocations (informal), labor Collocations, labour Collocations (UK), plug away (informal), plod away (informal), hammer away (informal), buckle down (informal), sweat blood (informal), grind away (informal), bang away (informal), struggle Collocations, strive Collocations


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