sweats
- noun
- /swɛts/
- US
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chándal
- After the gym, I like to change into my cozy sweats.
I'm like, OK, can I model sweats and leggings just exclusively?
- I'm like, OK, can I model sweats and leggings just exclusively?
- This is the most comfortable set of sweats to wear.
- These are Batman sweats and I will sleep in them occasionally.
- This is my Rick Owens cashmere sweats.
- Later we go out for ice cream, sweats losing our backs.
Examples
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This is the most comfortable set of sweats to wear.
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No, I was wearing sweats guys and like a long sleeve T-shirt.
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Yep, just me and some big sweats looking real cool.
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I also have like my sweats in this drawer.
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These are Batman sweats and I will sleep in them occasionally.
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I'll do that if I'm wearing like grey sweats, right?
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I've been wearing shorts and sweats for the last five weeks.
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Over here is kind of where I keep like my pajamas and sweats and kind of just like lounge clothing.
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Budweiser shirt from Urban Outfitters, jacket from store, beanie from Urban, sweats from lounge apparel.
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These comfortable sweats are perfect for a morning jog.
Synonyms
9
1.3
A set of loose, comfortable clothes with a jacket and pants for exercise
5
1.1
A matching set of comfortable clothes with a top and pants for exercise or relaxing
5
2.0
A matching set of loose, comfortable clothes with sweatpants and a sweatshirt for exercise or casual wear
A set of loose, comfortable clothes worn for exercise
Antonyms
How Comfortable
Surface Forms
Morphology
sweats = sweatpants + sweatshirt (semi-transparent) = sweat + s
The clothing sense is a clipped colloquial form of garments named for causing sweat, so the relation to 'sweat' is understandable but somewhat idiomatic.
Etymology
Sweats comes from the simple word sweat ('perspiration') and the older names sweatshirt and sweatpants, because these clothes were made to absorb sweat during exercise and comfort at home. So sweats now means the loose, comfortable pants and tops you wear for sport or to relax.