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toil vs sweat

sweat vs toil

toil and sweat both are nouns.

toil and sweat both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
toil Yes No Yes No
sweat Yes No Yes No
As nouns, sweat is a hyponym of toil; that is, sweat is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than toil:
  • toil: productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
  • sweat: use of physical or mental energy; hard work
toil (noun) sweat (noun)
productive work (especially physical work done for wages) use of physical or mental energy; hard work
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
condensation of moisture on a cold surface
agitation resulting from active worry
toil (verb) sweat (verb)
work hard excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin
Difference between toil and sweat

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