sweat
English Thesaurus
1. use of physical or mental energy; hard work (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | labor, labour, toil, |
| definition | : | productive work (especially physical work done for wages) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | struggle, |
| definition | : | strenuous effort (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | strain, straining, |
| definition | : | an intense or violent exertion (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | pull, |
| definition | : | a sustained effort (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | overkill, |
| definition | : | any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | supererogation, |
| definition | : | an effort above and beyond the call of duty (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | overexertion, |
| definition | : | excessive exertion; so much exertion that discomfort or injury results (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | detrition, friction, rubbing, |
| definition | : | effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure (noun.act) |
2. salty fluid secreted by sweat glands (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | secretion, |
| definition | : | a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell (noun.body) |
| substance holonym | : | h2o, water, |
| definition | : | binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent (noun.substance) |
3. condensation of moisture on a cold surface (noun.phenomenon)
| hypernym | : | condensate, condensation, |
| definition | : | atmospheric moisture that has condensed because of cold (noun.phenomenon) |
4. agitation resulting from active worry (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | agitation, |
| definition | : | a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance (noun.state) |
5. excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin (verb.body)
| hyponym | : | swelter, |
| definition | : | suffer from intense heat (verb.body) |
6. use of physical or mental energy; hard work (noun.act)
| derivation | : | exert, |
| definition | : | make a great effort at a mental or physical task (verb.social) |
7. salty fluid secreted by sweat glands (noun.body)
| derivation | : | perspire, sudate, sweat, |
| definition | : | excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin (verb.body) |
8. agitation resulting from active worry (noun.state)
| derivation | : | fret, fuss, niggle, |
| definition | : | worry unnecessarily or excessively (verb.emotion) |
| derivation | : | brood, grizzle, stew, |
| definition | : | be in a huff; be silent or sullen (verb.emotion) |
9. excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin (verb.body)
| also | : | sweat off, |
| definition | : | lose weight by sweating (verb.body) |
10. use of physical or mental energy; hard work (noun.act)
| derivation | : | exert, |
| definition | : | make a great effort at a mental or physical task (verb.social) |
11. salty fluid secreted by sweat glands (noun.body)
| derivation | : | perspire, sudate, sweat, |
| definition | : | excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin (verb.body) |
12. agitation resulting from active worry (noun.state)
| derivation | : | fret, fuss, niggle, |
| definition | : | worry unnecessarily or excessively (verb.emotion) |
| derivation | : | brood, grizzle, stew, |
| definition | : | be in a huff; be silent or sullen (verb.emotion) |
13. excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin (verb.body)
| also | : | sweat off, |
| definition | : | lose weight by sweating (verb.body) |
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