sweat out
To sweat; to secrete sweat because of heat, nerves etcTo sweat; to secrete sweat because of heat, nerves etc.
» I worked up a good sweat while working out.
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3 senses(intransitive)To sweat; to secrete sweat because of heat, nerves etc.
(transitive)To endure or go through (an ordeal).
(slang, transitive)To accomplish or achieve, usually through endurance or effort.
I'm going to sweat out fifty more push-ups more before I hit the rack.
Examples
6 sentencesI worked up a good sweat while working out.
Have you ever wrung sweat out of your clothes?
ruТы когда-нибудь выжимал пот из своей одежды? — caponych
deHast du schon einmal den Schweiß aus deiner Kleidung herausgewrungen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I'm sweating it out.
Sweat leaks out.
This is the first time I've ever wrung sweat out of my clothes.
deEs ist das erste Mal, dass ich den Schweiß aus meiner Kleidung wringe. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Forms
sweats out, sweating out, sweated out, sweated out| Base form | sweat out · to sweat out |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | sweats out |
| Present participle | sweating out |
| Past simple | sweated out |
| Past participle | sweated out |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.