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SWEAT OFF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sweat off mean? 

SWEAT OFF (verb)
  The verb SWEAT OFF has 1 sense:

1. lose weight by sweatingplay

  Familiarity information: SWEAT OFF used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SWEAT OFF (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Lose weight by sweating

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Context example:

I sweated off 3 pounds in the sauna

Hypernyms (to "sweat off" is one way to...):

melt off; reduce; slenderize; slim; slim down; thin (take off weight)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something


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