sweat off

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To lose (weight) by sweating (from heavy exercise, sauna etc.)

The shocked Aussie fighters started to sweat off the excess pounds, but competition manager Lenni Gama denied any problem with the scales.

lose weight by sweating; "I sweated off 3 pounds in the sauna
lose weight by sweating; "I sweated off 3 pounds in the sauna"

Related Terms

wiped the sweat off
wiped the sweat clean off, dried the perspiration, wiped the perspiration with his hand
sweat off

    Turkish pronunciation

    swet ôf

    Pronunciation

    /ˈswet ˈôf/ /ˈswɛt ˈɔːf/

    Etymology

    [ 'swet ] (verb.) before 12th century. Middle English sweten, from Old English sw[AE]tan, from swAt sweat; akin to Old High German sweiz sweat, Latin sudare to sweat, Greek hidrOs sweat.
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