sweat out

verb

sweat out or sweated out; sweating out; sweats out

transitive verb

1

: to work one's way painfully through or to

2

: to endure or wait through the course of

Synonyms of sweat out

• tolerate
• stand
• handle
• accept
• endure
• take
• lump (it)
• bear
• sustain
• stick out
• stand for
• stomach
• live with

Examples of sweat out in a Sentence

I can sweat out one more year of this job—before I totally flip out.

Recent Examples on the Web

In reality, there were few complaints from any voting places on election day or from candidates sweating out the final counts in close races. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2026

Dancing as a cure Whether or not dancing works to sweat out a toxic venom, studies do show that dancing helps reduce stress and increases levels of serotonin, a hormone that helps regulate mood, sleep, and digestion. — Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 10 Nov. 2026

The electricity had been gone for hours and the summer heat wrung sweat out of everyone in the room. — Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026

That would not make the nurse — or any Dodgers fan sweating out this postseason — feel better. — Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for sweat out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout

Kids Definition

sweat out

verb

: to suffer or wait through the course of

sweated out the afternoon waiting for the results