sweat off



sweat something off

Fig. to get rid of excess fat or weight by exercising or taking a steam bath to produce sweat. I think I can sweat a lot of this fat off. Tony tried to sweat off some of his excess weight.
See also: off, sweat

sweat off

v.
1. To cause something to be washed off the skin by sweating: The actor sweated off his makeup while acting under the hot lights. The children had sweated the sunscreen lotion off, so I made them reapply it.
2. To shed some weight by sweating: I fell asleep in the sauna, and I feel like I sweated off five pounds. Eat dessert tonight, and then sweat it off at the gym tomorrow.
See also: off, sweat

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
BeÁTa-Hungarian, Czech, Slovak
Azubahə-ZYOO-bə (English)Biblical
Fabianofah-BYAH-no (Italian)Italian, Portuguese
RuaidhrÍROR-eeIrish
QuannaKWAH-nəAfrican American (Rare)
Ursula['ə:sjulə]