break a sweat

: to separate into parts with suddenness or violence

: fracture

to fracture a bone of (a bodily part)

: an act or action of breaking

: the opening shot in a game of pool or billiards

: a gap or opening caused or appearing as if caused by damage : a condition produced by or as if by breaking : gap

: to excrete moisture in visible quantities through the openings of the sweat glands : perspire

: to labor or exert oneself so as to cause perspiration

: to emit or exude moisture

: hard work : drudgery

: the fluid excreted from the sweat glands of the skin : perspiration

: moisture issuing from or gathering in drops on a surface