Sweats
/swɛts/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:9 pts6 letters
Definition of Sweats
noun
- Fluid that exits the body through pores in the skin usually due to physical stress and/or high temperature for the purpose of regulating body temperature and removing certain compounds from the circulation.
- The state of one who sweats; diaphoresis.
"Just thinking about the interview tomorrow puts me into a nervous sweat."
- (especially WWI) A soldier (especially one who is old or experienced).
- The sweating sickness.
- Moisture issuing from any substance.
"the sweat of hay or grain in a mow or stack"
verb
noun
- A sweatsuit.
- Any illness causing copious perspiration.
"I have a bad case of the sweats. Do you think it's the flu?"
- Nervousness.
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