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Sweats

//swɛts// name, noun, verb, slang

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    plural of Sweat form-of, plural
Noun
  1. 1
    plural of sweat form-of, plural
  2. 2
    A sweatsuit. informal, plural, plural-only
  3. 3
    garment consisting of sweat pants and a sweatshirt wordnet
  4. 4
    Any illness causing copious perspiration. informal, plural, plural-only

    "I have a bad case of the sweats. Do you think it's the flu?"

  5. 5
    Nervousness. informal, plural, plural-only

    "Any law-abiding person gets stomach butterflies when pulled over for running a yellow light And going to traffic court can bring on a case of the sweats."

Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of sweat form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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