| Main Entry: | sweat |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | perspire |
Synonyms: |
break out in a sweat, drip, eject, exude, glow, ooze, secrete, seep, spout, swelter, transude, wilt |
| Main Entry: | sweat |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | worry about; bear |
Synonyms: |
abide, agonize, be on pins and needles, be on tenterhooks, brook, chafe, endure, exert, fret, go, labor, lose sleep over, stand, stay the course, stick it out, stomach*, suffer, take, toil, tolerate, torture, work hard |
Antonyms: |
be calm, ignore |
| Main Entry: | sweating |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sweaty |
Synonyms: |
bathed, clammy, covered with sweat, drenched, dripping, drippy, glowing, hot*, moist, perspiring, perspiry, soaked, sticky, stinky, sudoriferous, wet |
| Main Entry: | apply |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | work hard |
Synonyms: |
address, be diligent, be industrious, bear down, bend, buckle down, commit, concentrate, dedicate, devote, dig, direct, give, give all one's got, give best shot, give old college try, grind, hammer away, hit the ball, hustle*, knuckle down, make effort, peg away, persevere, plug*, pour it on, pull out all stops, scratch, study, sweat*, throw, try, turn |
| Main Entry: | ask |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | question |
Synonyms: |
buzz*, canvass, catechize, challenge, cross-examine, demand, direct, enjoin, examine, give the third degree, go over, grill, hit*, hunt for, inquire, institute, interrogate, investigate, needle, pick one's brains, pop the question, pry into, pump, put the screws to, put through the wringer, query, quiz, request, roast, sweat* |
Antonyms: |
answer, claim, command, insist, reply, repudiate, tell |
| Main Entry: | await |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | wait with expectation |
Synonyms: |
anticipate, attend, be prepared for, be ready for, cool one's heels, count on, hang around, hang in, hang out*, hope, look for, look forward to, stay, sweat it out, sweat* |
| Main Entry: | clammy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | damp |
Synonyms: |
close, dank, drizzly, moist, mucid, mucous, muculent, pasty, slimy, soggy, sticky, sweating, sweaty, wet |
Antonyms: |
dry |
| Main Entry: | concentrate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | think about closely |
Synonyms: |
apply, attend, be engrossed in, bring to bear, brood over, center, consider closely, contemplate, crack one's brains, direct attention, establish, examine, fix attention, fixate, focus, focus attention, get on the beam, give attention, hammer away at, hammer*, head trip, intensify, knuckle down, meditate, muse, need, occupy thoughts, peruse, ponder, pour it on, put, put mind to, rack one's brains, rivet, ruminate, scrutinize, set, settle, study, sweat, think hard, weigh |
| Main Entry: | cross-examine |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | interrogating an opposing witness |
Synonyms: |
ask pointed questions, catechize, check, cross-question, debrief, examine, give the third degree, go over with a fine-tooth comb, grill, inquire, interrogate, investigate, pump, put on the hotseat, put the screws to, question, quiz, scrutinize, sweat, third-degree |
| Main Entry: | dirty |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cause to be soiled |
Synonyms: |
begrime, besoil, blacken, blotch, blur, botch, coat, contaminate, corrupt, debase, decay, defile, discolor, draggle, encrust, foul, grime, make dusty, make impure, mess up, mold, muddy, pollute, rot, smear, smirch, smoke, smudge, smutch, spatter, spoil, spot, stain, sully, sweat, taint, tar, tarnish |
Antonyms: |
clean, cleanse, purify, sterilize |