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

• abide
• absorb
• accept
• bear
• bide [chiefly dialect]
• brook
• countenance
• endure
• go
• hack
• handle
• meet
• pocket
• stand
• stick out
• stomach
• support
• sustain
• take
• tolerate
• wear [British]

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

Reno admits that his headband was originally a way to keep sweat out of his eyes, but grew into something unexpectedly iconic over the years. —Roy Trakin, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024

Neither is having sweat out victories versus an FCS opponent and an unranked FBS foe, though the Ducks nonetheless managed to stretch their home win streak to 34. —Tom Layberger, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024

Americans coast-to-coast sweat out historic heat wave Heat waves are blanketing much of the country Americans from coast to coast have been enduring dangerous heat waves over the last several days. —Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 12 July 2024

No running, no getting that sweat out in the outfield. —Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 6 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

sweat out

verb

: to suffer or wait through the course of

sweated out the afternoon waiting for the results