sweat
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2.3
- noun
- /swɛt/
:
esfuerzo
- So like all good things in science, through lots of hard work, sweat and a few tears.
- blood, sweat and tears
- sweat equity
- sweat of the brow
Y'all got blood, sweat and tears as NFL athletes.
- Y'all got blood, sweat and tears as NFL athletes.
- We got we built our life through blood, sweat and tears.
- But this project has been our blood, our sweat, our tears.
- And are we willing to put in the work, the sweat and the gruel to do so?
- It's all job, all work, all reality, all blood, all sweat, no tears.
- It's exclusive ore, so no sweat for computer scientists.
- All those sacrifices we we made and we gave it blood and sweat and treasure.
- It's not the work that I, you know, blood, sweat and tear, you know, create.
- I'm not here today off of my own blood, sweat and tears.
- I did IA lot was learned by with tears and sweat, but those are all lessons.
Examples
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People who buy into a project with sweat equity are committed to making it work.
Academic text (2011) -
Man was to earn his bread by the sweat of his brow.
Academic text (1992) -
Now, with sweat and working together, we could pull it out.
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But this project has been our blood, our sweat, our tears.
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Student 5 worked hard and often broke a sweat during the structured physical activity.
Academic text (2012) -
And are we willing to put in the work, the sweat and the gruel to do so?
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Soon, the good smell of honest sweat and productive exhaustion floated through the air.
Fiction book (2000) -
Gideon and Suzie have worked up a sweat trying to attend to everyone's needs.
Fiction book (1990) -
The community center was built through the sweat of volunteers who worked tirelessly to create a safe space for children.
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Her success in the marathon was a result of months of sweat and dedication to her training routine.
Synonyms
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1.0
Use of physical or mental energy to try to do something
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5.0
Strong physical or mental effort that makes you tired
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8.8
Hard work that needs a lot of effort and causes pain
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4.1
A lot of hard work with your hands and arms to clean or shine things
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5.8
Hard work done to earn money or achieve something
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Compounds
- US
5
2.0
A matching set of loose, comfortable clothes with sweatpants and a sweatshirt for exercise or casual wear
- Specialized
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3.7
A tiny tube in the skin that carries salty liquid from a gland to the outer skin
How Hard
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Etymology
Sweat meaning 'hard work' comes from the image of people sweating when they work strongly, as in the phrase 'blood, sweat and tears', so here sweat stands for effort and hard work.