sweat off

phrasal verb

sweat off or sweated off; sweating off; sweats off
: to lose (an amount of weight) by sweating (especially by exercising a lot)
He's trying to sweat off a few more pounds.

Examples of sweat off in a Sentence

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“Sweat off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweat%20off. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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