sweat
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(verb) excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin; "Exercise makes one sweat" |
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Synonyms: perspire |
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Related Words: egest, eliminate, excrete, pass, swelter |
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(noun) condensation of moisture on a cold surface; "the cold glasses were streaked with sweat" |
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Related Words: condensate, condensation |
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(noun) salty fluid secreted by sweat glands; "sweat poured off his brow" |
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Synonyms: diaphoresis, hidrosis, perspiration, sudor, water |
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Related Words: secretion |
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(noun) agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams" |
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Synonyms: fret, lather, stew, swither |
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Related Words: agitation |
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(noun) use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion" |
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Synonyms: effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail |
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Related Words: application, detrition, difficulty, diligence, exercise, exercising, friction, labor, labour, least effort, least resistance, overexertion, overkill, physical exercise, physical exertion, pull, rubbing, strain, straining, stress, struggle, supererogation, toil, trouble, workout |
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