SWEAT
What does "SWEAT" mean?
The salty moisture secreted through the skin to cool the body; or, hard work and exertion.
Meanings
- The clear salty liquid given off by the sweat glands to regulate body temperature. Sweat ran down his face after the long run.
- Hard work, effort, or laborious exertion. The garden was the sweat of an entire summer. figurative
- To give off sweat through the skin. She was sweating in the August heat.
- To worry or be anxious about something. Don't sweat the small stuff. informal
Did you know?
- Sweating is a human superpower: by shedding heat across the whole skin instead of panting, people can keep running in heat that would force most mammals to stop and cool down.
Word origin
From Old English 'swat' (noun) and 'swætan' (verb), from a Proto-Indo-European root '*sweid-', which also gives Latin 'sudor' and the English 'sudorific'.
Remember it
SWEAT contains 'EAT' - work up a sweat and you'll need to eat to refuel.
A little poem
Salt beads on the brow-
the body opens a door
and lets the heat out.
haiku
Wordplay
- Why did the gym crowd never panic? They learned not to sweat it - they just sweat instead.
What it teaches
The body cools by giving something up; growth and relief both ask you to let the heat out.
Quick facts
What does SWEAT mean?
The salty moisture secreted through the skin to cool the body; or, hard work and exertion.
Is SWEAT a valid word?
Yes — SWEAT is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SWEAT?
SWEAT has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does SWEAT come from?
From Old English 'swat' (noun) and 'swætan' (verb), from a Proto-Indo-European root '*sweid-', which also gives Latin 'sudor' and the English 'sudorific'.
What can SWEAT teach us?
The body cools by giving something up; growth and relief both ask you to let the heat out.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.