sweats

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
9
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/swɛts/

Definition of sweats

7 senses · 3 parts of speech

noun

  1. (form-of, plural)plural of sweat
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noun

  1. (form-of, plural)plural 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.
  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.”

verb

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

name

  1. (form-of, plural)plural of Sweat

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