sweat box
sweat box is the alternative form of sweatbox.
Meaning of sweatbox
Noun
sweatbox (plural sweatboxes)
- Any box or boxlike structure used to induce sweating, such as of hides or tobacco
- Australia Post has been accused of endangering staff with "sweatbox" uniforms and restricting earlier starts to save money.2009 January 31, Karen Collier, “Posties buckle in scorching heat”, in Herald Sun
- A jail cell.
- A compartment in a police van to hold a prisoner being transported.
- They shoved me in the back of a police van and started driving to the cop shop. I was sitting in the sweatbox, wondering how the Dibble had got onto me so quickly, when I heard a voice from another section of the van say, 'Are you P from Macclesfield?'2013, Colin Blaney, Hotshot: The Story of a Little Red Devil
- A small overheated cell or room used for solitary confinement or torture.
- In the summer of 1945, one young boy died of heart failure while locked in a sweatbox, a popular corrective at that time.2019, Colson Whitehead, The Nickel Boys, Fleet, page 143
- A small nightclub packed to capacity where people get hot and sweaty.
- The room where a scene is reviewed.
Forms of sweat box
| plural | sweat boxes |
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Questions about sweat box
- What is sweat box the alternative form of?
- Sweat box is the alternative form of sweatbox.
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