Sweet vs. Sweat

Sweet and Sweat Definitions
Sweet
Having the taste of sugar or a substance containing or resembling sugar, as honey or saccharin.
Sweat
To excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin; perspire.
Sweet
Containing or derived from sugar.
Sweat
To exude in droplets, as moisture from certain cheeses or sap from a tree.
Sweet
Retaining some natural sugar; not dry
A sweet wine.
Sweat
To collect moisture in small drops from the air, as a cold water pipe.
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Sweet
Pleasing to the senses; agreeable
The sweet song of the lark.
A sweet face.
Sweat
To release moisture, as hay in the swath.
Sweet
Pleasing to the mind or feelings; gratifying
Sweet revenge.
Sweat
To ferment, as tobacco during curing.
Sweet
Having a pleasing disposition; lovable
A sweet child.
Sweat
(Informal) To work long and hard
Sweated over his term paper.
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Sweet
Kind; gracious
It was sweet of him to help out.
Sweat
(Informal) To fret or worry
Don't sweat over the bills.
Sweet
Fragrant; perfumed
A sweet scent.
Sweat
To excrete (moisture) through a porous surface, such as the skin.
Sweet
Not saline or salted
Sweet water.
Sweet butter.
Sweat
To excrete (wastes) in perspiration
Sweated out the toxins in the steam room.
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Sweet
Not spoiled, sour, or decaying; fresh
Sweet milk.
Sweat
To have (moisture) condense in small drops on a surface.
Sweet
Free of acid or acidity
Sweet soil.
Sweat
To cause to perspire, as by drugs, heat, or strenuous exercise
Running for the train got me sweated up.
Sweet
Low in sulfur content
Sweet fuel oil.
Sweat
To make damp or wet with perspiration
His shirt was sweated.
Sweet
(Music) Of, relating to, or being a form of jazz characterized by adherence to a melodic line and to a time signature.
Sweat
To cause to work excessively; overwork.
Sweet
Remarkable; outstanding.
Sweat
To overwork and underpay (employees).
Sweet
Used as an intensive
Took his own sweet time to finish.
Earns a sweet million per year.
Sweat
To interrogate (someone) under duress
Sweated the suspected spy for hours.
Sweet
In a sweet manner; sweetly.
Sweat
To extract (information) from someone under duress
The police sweated the information out of the suspect.
Sweet
Sweet taste or quality; sweetness.
Sweat
(Metallurgy) To join (metal parts) by interposing cold solder and then heating.
Sweet
Something sweet to the taste.
Sweat
To steam (vegetables or other food).
Sweet
Foods, such as candy, pastries, puddings, or preserves, that are high in sugar content.
Sweat
(Informal) To fret or worry about
Don't sweat the details.
Sweet
(Informal) Sweet potatoes
Candied sweets.
Sweat
The colorless saline moisture excreted by the sweat glands; perspiration.
Sweet
A sweet dish, such as pudding, served as dessert.
Sweat
Condensation of moisture in the form of droplets on a surface.
Sweet
A sweetmeat or confection.
Sweat
The process of sweating.
Sweet
A dear or beloved person.
Sweat
A condition or instance of sweating
Worked up a sweat raking leaves.
Sweet
Something pleasing to the mind or feelings.
Sweat
Strenuous labor or exertion
It took a lot of sweat to move the piano.
Sweet
Having a pleasant taste, especially one relating to the basic taste sensation induced by sugar.
A sweet apple
Sweat
A run given to a horse as exercise before a race.
Sweet
Having a taste of sugar.
Sweat
(Informal) An anxious, fretful condition
Got myself in a sweat over the deadline.
Sweet
(wine) Retaining a portion of sugar.
Sweet wines are better dessert wines.
Sweat
A sweatsuit.
Sweet
Not having a salty taste.
Sweet butter
Sweat
Sweatpants.
Sweet
Having a pleasant smell.
A sweet scent
Sweat
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.
Sweet
Not decaying, fermented, rancid, sour, spoiled, or stale.
Sweet milk
Sweat
The state of one who sweats; diaphoresis.
Just thinking about the interview tomorrow puts me into a nervous sweat.
Sweet
Having a pleasant sound.
A sweet tune
Sweat
(figurative) Hard work; toil.
Sweet
Having a pleasing disposition.
A sweet child
You're so sweet!
Sweat
(figurative) Moisture issuing from any substance.
Sweet
Having a helpful disposition.
It was sweet of him to help out.
Sweat
A short run by a racehorse as a form of exercise.
Sweet
(mineralogy) Free from excessive unwanted substances like acid or sulphur.
Sweet gas
Sweet soil
Sweet crude oil
Sweat
(historical) The sweating sickness.
Sweet
(informal) Very pleasing; agreeable.
The new Lexus was a sweet birthday gift.
Sweat
A soldier (especially one who is old or experienced).
Sweet
(slang) Doing well; in a good or happy position.
Sweat
An extremely competitive player.
Sweet
Romantically fixated; enamored with; fond of.
The attraction was mutual and instant; they were sweet on one another from first sight.
Sweat
(intransitive) To emit sweat.
Sweet
; not salt or brackish.
Sweet water
Sweat
(transitive) To cause to excrete moisture through skin.
Sweet
To the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair.
A sweet face
A sweet colour or complexion
Sweat
To cause to perspire.
His physicians attempted to sweat him by most powerful sudorifics.
Sweet
An intensifier.
Sweat
To work hard.
I've been sweating over my essay all day.
Sweet
Used as a positive response to good news or information.
They're making a sequel? Ah, sweet!
Sweat
(video games) To be extremely dedicated to winning a game; to play competitively.
Sweet
In a sweet manner.
Sweat
To extract money, labour, etc. from, by exaction or oppression.
To sweat a spendthrift
To sweat labourers
Sweet
(uncountable) The basic taste sensation induced by sugar.
Sweat
To worry.
Sweet
A confection made from sugar, or high in sugar content; a candy.
Sweat
To worry about (something).
Don't sweat it!
To sweat the small stuff
Sweet
A food eaten for dessert.
Can we see the sweet menu, please?
Sweat
(transitive) To emit, in the manner of sweat.
To sweat blood
Sweet
Synonym of sweetheart, a term of affection.
Good evening, my sweet.
Sweat
(intransitive) To emit moisture.
The cheese will start sweating if you don't refrigerate it.
Sweet
(obsolete) That which is sweet or pleasant in odour; a perfume.
Sweat
(intransitive) To have drops of water form on (something's surface) due to moisture condensation.
Coasters are a good way to stop a sweating glass from damaging your table.
Sweet
(obsolete) Sweetness, delight; something pleasant to the mind or senses.
Sweat
To solder (a pipe joint) together.
Sweet
To sweeten.
Sweat
To stress out.
Stop sweatin' me!
Sweet
Having an agreeable taste or flavor such as that of sugar; saccharine; - opposed to sour and bitter; as, a sweet beverage; sweet fruits; sweet oranges.
Sweat
To cook slowly at low heat, in shallow oil and without browning, to reduce moisture content.
Sweet
Pleasing to the smell; fragrant; redolent; balmy; as, a sweet rose; sweet odor; sweet incense.
The breath of these flowers is sweet to me.
Sweat
To remove a portion of (a coin), as by shaking it with others in a bag, so that the friction wears off a small quantity of the metal.
Sweet
Pleasing to the ear; soft; melodious; harmonious; as, the sweet notes of a flute or an organ; sweet music; a sweet voice; a sweet singer.
To make his English sweet upon his tongue.
A voice sweet, tremulous, but powerful.
Sweat
(intransitive) To suffer a penalty; to smart for one's misdeeds.
Sweet
Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair; as, a sweet face; a sweet color or complexion.
Sweet interchangeOf hill and valley, rivers, woods, and plains.
Sweat
(transitive) To take a racehorse for a short exercise run.
Sweet
Fresh; not salt or brackish; as, sweet water.
Sweat
To excrete sensible moisture from the pores of the skin; to perspire.
Sweet
Not changed from a sound or wholesome state. Specifically: (a) Not sour; as, sweet milk or bread. (b) Not state; not putrescent or putrid; not rancid; as, sweet butter; sweet meat or fish.
Sweat
Fig.: To perspire in toil; to work hard; to drudge.
He 'd have the poets sweat.
Sweet
Plaesing to the mind; mild; gentle; calm; amiable; winning; presuasive; as, sweet manners.
Canst thou bind the sweet influence of Pleiades?
Mildness and sweet reasonableness is the one established rule of Christian working.
Sweat
To emit moisture, as green plants in a heap.
Sweet
That which is sweet to the taste; - used chiefly in the plural.
Sweat
To cause to excrete moisture from the skin; to cause to perspire; as, his physicians attempted to sweat him by most powerful sudorifics.
Sweet
That which is sweet or pleasant in odor; a perfume.
Sweat
To emit or suffer to flow from the pores; to exude.
It made her not a drop for sweat.
With exercise she sweat ill humors out.
Sweet
That which is pleasing or grateful to the mind; as, the sweets of domestic life.
A little bitter mingled in our cup leaves no relish of the sweet.
Sweat
To unite by heating, after the application of soldier.
Sweet
One who is dear to another; a darling; - a term of endearment.
Sweat
To get something advantageous, as money, property, or labor from (any one), by exaction or oppression; as, to sweat a spendthrift; to sweat laborers.
The only use of it [money] which is interdicted is to put it in circulation again after having diminished its weight by "sweating", or otherwise, because the quantity of metal contains is no longer consistent with its impression.
Sweet
Sweetly.
Sweat
The fluid which is excreted from the skin of an animal; the fluid secreted by the sudoriferous glands; a transparent, colorless, acid liquid with a peculiar odor, containing some fatty acids and mineral matter; perspiration. See Perspiration.
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread.
Sweet
To sweeten.
Sweat
The act of sweating; or the state of one who sweats; hence, labor; toil; drudgery.
Sweet
English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
Sweat
Moisture issuing from any substance; as, the sweat of hay or grain in a mow or stack.
Sweet
A dish served as the last course of a meal
Sweat
The sweating sickness.
Sweet
A food rich in sugar
Sweat
A short run by a race horse in exercise.
Sweet
The taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
Sweat
Salty fluid secreted by sweat glands;
Sweat poured off his brow
Sweet
The property of containing sugar
Sweat
Agitation resulting from active worry;
Don't get in a stew
He's in a sweat about exams
Sweet
Having a pleasant taste (as of sugar)
Sweat
Condensation of moisture on a cold surface;
The cold glasses were streaked with sweat
Sweet
Having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub;
An angelic smile
A cherubic face
Looking so seraphic when he slept
A sweet disposition
Sweat
Use of physical or mental energy; hard work;
He got an A for effort
They managed only with great exertion
Sweet
Pleasing to the ear;
The dulcet tones of the cello
Sweat
Excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin;
Exercise makes one sweat
Sweet
One of the four basic taste sensations; very pleasant; like the taste of sugar or honey
Sweet
Pleasing to the senses;
The sweet song of the lark
The sweet face of a child
Sweet
Pleasing to the mind or feeling;
Sweet revenge
Sweet
Having a natural fragrance;
Odoriferous spices
The odorous air of the orchard
The perfumed air of June
Scented flowers
Sweet
(used of wines) having a sweet taste
Sweet
Not soured or preserved;
Sweet milk
Sweet
With sweetening added
Sweet
Not having a salty taste;
Sweet water
Sweet
In an affectionate or loving manner (`sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of `sweetly');
Susan Hayward plays the wife sharply and sweetly
How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank
Talking sweet to each other