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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

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