B1nounhealthsport
US/swet/
UK/swet/
the clear salty liquid that comes out through your skin when you are hot or nervous
In context
After the long run, his shirt was completely wet with sweat.
She woke up in a cold sweat after a terrible dream.
Building this business from nothing took years of hard work and sweat.
Words that go with sweat
adjective + noun
- cold sweatsweat that comes from fear or worry, not heatI woke up in a cold sweat after the nightmare.
noun + preposition
- beads of sweatsmall drops of sweat on the skinBeads of sweat ran down his face as he climbed the stairs.
verb + noun
- break a sweatstart to sweat because you are working hardHe didn't even break a sweat during the ten-kilometer run.
- wipe the sweatclean sweat from your skinShe stopped to wipe the sweat from her forehead.
adjective + preposition
- drenched in sweatcompletely wet with sweatAfter the match, the players were drenched in sweat.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
My body had many sweats after the game.Correct: I was covered in sweat after the game.