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

Examples of sweat out in a Sentence

I can sweat out one more year of this job—before I totally flip out.
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Took care of business Because the Calgary Flames rallied to defeat Vegas in overtime after the Wild’s game concluded Tuesday, had Eriksson Ek not scored, the Wild would have been sweating out Calgary’s season finale Thursday night in Los Angeles. Michael Russo, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2025 After sweating out a long wait, Ralph again went to work with the call — and got a prompt reply. Percy Brown, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2025 The Tar Heels will sweat out their Selection Sunday fate to see if the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee — ironically chaired by UNC athletic director Bubba Cunningham — grants Davis’ team one of its final at-large berths. Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025 However, Gomes says the Dodgers sweated out the negotiations. John Perrotto, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sweat out

Word History

First Known Use

1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of sweat out was in 1589

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“Sweat out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweat%20out. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

sweat out

verb
: to suffer or wait through the course of
sweated out the afternoon waiting for the results
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