outsweat
outsweat verb: to sweat out or cause to sweat out.
Verb
outsweat (third-person singular simple present outsweats, present participle outsweating, simple past and past participle outsweat or outsweated)
- To sweat out or cause to sweat out
- But if a goddess beds a man, hungry for the one bliss — rank, imperfect, mortal bliss — the one that outsweats your divine eternal summer, goddamit, then you're right there with your lightning bolts.2006, Randall VanderMey, Charm School
- To sweat more than; exceed in sweating
- He'll try to use his yoga powers to outsweat me.2008, Josh Barkan, Blind Speed, page 281
- Julycontinued its solar torment that Monday, with temperatures over thirty degrees Celsius and humidity liable to out-sweat a fish.2013, Hildred Billings, Kataomoi
Forms of outsweat
| third-person singular present | outsweats |
|---|---|
| present participle | outsweating |
| past participle | outsweat |
| past | outsweat |
| past participle | outsweated |
| past | outsweated |
| alternative form | out-sweat |
Origin of outsweat
From Middle English outsweten, equivalent to out- + sweat.
Questions about outsweat
- What does outsweat mean?
- Outsweat means to sweat out or cause to sweat out.
- What part of speech is outsweat?
- Outsweat is a verb.
- What is the past tense of outsweat?
- The past tense of outsweat is outsweat.
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