| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. Informal. Physical exertion that is usually difficult and exhausting: drudgery, labor, moil, toil, travail, work. Chiefly British : fag. Idioms: sweat of one's brow. See WORK. 2. Informal. A condition of excited distress: fume. Informal : snit, state, swivet. Slang : tizzy. See CALM. 3. Moisture excreted through the pores of the skin: lather, perspiration. See DRY. | | VERB: | 1. To exert one's mental or physical powers, usually under difficulty and to the point of exhaustion: drive, fag, labor, moil, strain1, strive, toil, travail, tug, work. Idioms: break one's back (or neck) . See WORK. 2. To excrete moisture through the pores of the skin: lather, perspire. See DRY. | | PHRASAL VERB: | sweat out Slang. To carry on through despite hardships: endure. Slang : tough out. See CONTINUE.
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