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sweats en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /swɛts/

Meanings

  1. (form-of, plural) plural of sweat
    form of sweat
  2. (informal, plural, plural-only) A full sweatsuit; typically refers to casual, comfortable clothing; a set consisting of a sweatshirt and sweatpants, often worn for exercise or lounging.
  3. (broadly, informal, plural, plural-only) A full sweatsuit; typically refers to casual, comfortable clothing; a set consisting of a sweatshirt and sweatpants, often worn for exercise or lounging. ▸ Sweatpants.
  4. (informal, plural, plural-only) Any illness causing copious perspiration.
    • I have a bad case of the sweats. Do you think it's the flu?
  5. (informal, plural, plural-only) Nervousness.
    • Any law-abiding person gets stomach butterflies when pulled over for running a yellow light And going to traffic court can bring on a case of the sweats. 1989 March 30, “Racism Becoming Expensive Hobby”, in Tri City Herald, Pasco, WA:

Deriveds

meat sweats · night sweats

Synonyms

joggers

sweats en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /swɛts/

Meanings

  1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) third-person singular simple present indicative of sweat
    form of sweat