| perspiration | | |
| n. (body) | 1. perspiration, sudor, sweat | salty fluid secreted by sweat glands.; "sweat poured off his brow" |
| ~ secretion | a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell. |
| ~ h2o, water | binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent. |
| n. (process) | 2. diaphoresis, hidrosis, perspiration, sudation, sweating | the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid.; "perspiration is a homeostatic process" |
| ~ bodily function, bodily process, body process, activity | an organic process that takes place in the body.; "respiratory activity" |
| ~ hyperhidrosis, hyperidrosis, polyhidrosis | excessive and profuse perspiration. |
| sweat | | |
| n. (state) | 1. fret, lather, stew, sweat, swither | agitation resulting from active worry.; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams" |
| ~ agitation | a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance. |
| n. (phenomenon) | 2. sweat | condensation of moisture on a cold surface.; "the cold glasses were streaked with sweat" |
| ~ condensate, condensation | atmospheric moisture that has condensed because of cold. |
| n. (act) | 3. effort, elbow grease, exertion, sweat, travail | use of physical or mental energy; hard work.; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion" |
| ~ toil, labor, labour | productive work (especially physical work done for wages).; "his labor did not require a great deal of skill" |
| ~ struggle | strenuous effort.; "the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her" |
| ~ difficulty, trouble | an effort that is inconvenient.; "I went to a lot of trouble"; "he won without any trouble"; "had difficulty walking"; "finished the test only with great difficulty" |
| ~ least effort, least resistance | the least effortful way to do something. |
| ~ straining, strain | an intense or violent exertion. |
| ~ exercise, exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion, workout | the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit.; "the doctor recommended regular exercise"; "he did some exercising"; "the physical exertion required by his work kept him fit" |
| ~ pull | a sustained effort.; "it was a long pull but we made it" |
| ~ diligence, application | a diligent effort.; "it is a job requiring serious application" |
| ~ overkill | any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal. |
| ~ supererogation | an effort above and beyond the call of duty. |
| ~ overexertion | excessive exertion; so much exertion that discomfort or injury results. |
| ~ detrition, friction, rubbing | effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure. |
| v. (body) | 4. perspire, sudate, sweat | excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin.; "Exercise makes one sweat" |
| ~ swelter | suffer from intense heat.; "we were sweltering at the beach" |
| ~ egest, excrete, eliminate, pass | eliminate from the body.; "Pass a kidney stone" |
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