Sweats

//swɛts// name, noun, verb, slang

name, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1
plural of sweat form-of, plural
2
A sweatsuit. informal, plural, plural-only
3
garment consisting of sweat pants and a sweatshirt wordnet
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
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
third-person singular simple present indicative of sweat form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Proper Noun

1
plural of Sweat form-of, plural

Synonyms

english sweat sweat suit sweat suit sweatsuit workout suit

Example

"She sweats a lot, but I kind of like it."

Related phrases

meat sweats night sweats

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