Collocations for sweat - noun
ADJECTIVE
heavy
light
clammy
My shirt stuck to the clammy sweat on my back.
light
clammy
My shirt stuck to the clammy sweat on my back.
cold
stale
The room smelled of stale sweat.
stale
The room smelled of stale sweat.
good
We worked up a good sweat carrying the boxes outside.
We worked up a good sweat carrying the boxes outside.
night
Exercise can help reduce night sweats.
Exercise can help reduce night sweats.
VERB + sweat
break into,
break out in,
break out into
She broke out in a cold sweat when she saw the spider.
She broke out in a cold sweat when she saw the spider.
work up
bring sb out in (BrE)
be bathed in, be covered in, be drenched in, be soaked in
The workmen were bathed in sweat.
bring sb out in (BrE)
be bathed in, be covered in, be drenched in, be soaked in
The workmen were bathed in sweat.
be beaded with
be damp with, be wet with
be dripping, be dripping with
His forehead was dripping sweat.
He was dripping with sweat.
be damp with, be wet with
be dripping, be dripping with
His forehead was dripping sweat.
He was dripping with sweat.
glisten with
mop, wipe
He mopped the sweat from his brow.
mop, wipe
He mopped the sweat from his brow.
sweat + VERB
appear,
break out
His hands trembled and sweat broke out all over his body.
His hands trembled and sweat broke out all over his body.
glisten,
stand out
Sweat glistened on her forehead.
Sweat stood out on his shoulders.
Sweat glistened on her forehead.
Sweat stood out on his shoulders.
drip from/off sth,
pour from/off sth,
run from/off sth
Water was dripping from the branches.
Water was dripping from the branches.
pour down sth,
run down sth,
trickle down sth
Sweat was running down his back.
Sweat was running down his back.
soak sth
PHRASES
break sweat (BrE),
break a sweat
(AmE)
She beat me without even breaking (a) sweat.
She beat me without even breaking (a) sweat.