sweat

Noun

• use of physical or mental energy; hard work
  • he got an A for effort
    
  • they managed only with great exertion
    

• condensation of moisture on a cold surface
  • the cold glasses were streaked with sweat
    

• agitation resulting from active worry
  • don't get in a stew
    
  • he's in a sweat about exams
    

• salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
  • sweat poured off his brow
    

Verb

• excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin
  • Exercise makes one sweat
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  effort , elbow grease , exertion , travail , fret , stew , lather , swither , perspiration , sudor , sudate , perspire