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sweat
  1. 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.
  2. (Britain, slang, military slang, especially WWI) A soldier (especially one who is old or experienced).
  3. (historical) The sweating sickness.
  4. Moisture issuing from any substance.
  5. A short run by a racehorse as a form of exercise.
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  7. Examples:
    1. “Slowly, she progressed through the stifling heat of the southern day, sweat pouring from her hairline, sweat pouring from her underarms, sweat pouring from every pore on her body.”
      “It took four hard years of sweat and tears for this Armagh side to achieve the ultimate prize in Gaelic football.”
      “Why should you find yourself in such a sweat over what she chooses to do?”
sweater
  1. A knitted jacket or jersey, usually of thick wool, worn by athletes before or after exercise.
  2. (US) A similar garment worn for warmth.
  3. One who sweats (produces sweat).
  4. One who or that which causes to sweat.
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  6. Examples:
    1. “The dark blue sweater was still warm from Jim's body heat and felt good against the night's chill.”
      “Like an idiot, I threw my brand new wool sweater in the wash and then in the dryer, shrinking it down about three sizes, rendering it unwearable.”
      “A white sporting jacket with a thick, accordion collar over a brown sweater and a white sailing shirt.”
sweating
  1. The production and evaporation of a watery fluid called sweat that is excreted by the sweat glands in the skin of mammals.
  2. (botany) Mucilage, especially of cocoa.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “After my intense workout, I found relief in the sweating that cooled my body down.”
sweatshirt
  1. A loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel.
  2. A shirt worn against the skin, usually under other clothing, to absorb sweat.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “Bryan, in the passenger seat, hid his hands in the pouch of his hooded sweatshirt.”
      “I wore a sweatshirt underneath my jacket during the intense workout to ensure maximum absorption of sweat.”
      “He appeared drunk and was wearing a white sweatshirt with blue writing in the centre.”
sweatshop
  1. A factory or other place of work where pay is low and conditions are poor or even illegal.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Can we sleep easy at nights knowing that people are being paid sweatshop wages for our benefit?”
      “For the pittance they're paid, adjunct profs at our colleges might as well be sweatshop workers.”
      “This applies not just to military frontlines, but also to welfare lines, police line-ups, or even stitching a hemline in a sweatshop.”
sweatiness
sweatermaker
  1. Someone who makes sweaters.
sweats
  1. plural of sweat
  2. (informal) A sweatsuit.
  3. (informal) Any illness causing copious perspiration.
  4. (informal) Nervousness.
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sweatermakers
  1. plural of sweatermaker
sweatshirts
  1. plural of sweatshirt
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Now her eyecatching design will grace school letterheads, sweatshirts and merchandise in coming months.”
      “Hoodies and zip-up sweatshirts are coolest when they have a retro look, ranging from the logo to the color scheme.”
      “All the clothing vendors rapidly sold out of sweatshirts, fleece pullovers and other warm gear.”
sweatshops
  1. plural of sweatshop
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Many expected that North American would be reduced to a McJobs economy buying the output of sweatshops located in Far-East dictatorships.”
      “As governor, he introduced a number of reforms regulating child labour and preventing abuses in sweatshops.”
      “They move among us, half-noticed and nameless, dressed in the discount off-the-rack couture of the South Asian sweatshops.”
sweatings
sweaters
  1. plural of sweater
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The Prestige fleece is also windproof, but breathable, so it stops a chill wind better than wool sweaters.”
      “Innocent blondes, corrupted by wolfish brunettes with mannish haircuts and tight, tight sweaters, stare wide-eyed at the reader.”
      “My mother was also a world champion knitter who knit afghans, sweaters and all kinds of winter wear.”
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