Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A box in which something, such as hides or fruit, is fermented by sweating.
- noun Slang A confined place where a person sweats, especially.
- noun An interrogation room.
- noun A prison cell used for special punishment.
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- noun Any
box orboxlike structure used to inducesweating , such as ofhides ortobacco - noun US, slang A
prison cell - noun slang A small
nightclub packed to capacity where people get hot and sweaty.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a device that causes tobacco leaves or fruit or hides to sweat
- noun small or narrow cell
Etymologies
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Examples
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'I don't think the confines of a sweatbox are a very clever environment to honk up in.'
Dead Famous Elton, Ben 2001
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Since I lived in a fourth floor walk-up converted attic affectionately known as the sweatbox, I spent a lot of time on the first floor in Booge and Jarhead's dorm room.
unknown title 2009
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This special snowflake of the earth is very, very upset about the backlash after james ray's "sweatbox" in sedona.
wwt, where t= tantrum. karnythia 2010
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D'Evelyn said sheriff's deputies at the scene learned those injured had been part of a larger group housed in a "sweatbox" type structure on the property.
unknown title 2009
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Police are conducting a homicide investigation into "sweatbox" deaths
CNN.com 2009
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Two people died and were 19 injured after spending up to two hours inside this "sweatbox" at an Arizona resort.
CNN.com 2009
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info on the coveted "sweatbox" is given and all people can do is complain about stealing bandwidth? get a life!
The Hidden Documentary Steve Hulett 2007
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So the local authorities have been busy investigating James Arthur Ray and his sweatbox, and some of the documents and details have been released to the media and public.
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La Macarena is Barcelona's underground gem – a diminutive, subterranean, rough-around-the-edges sweatbox of a club.
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La Macarena is Barcelona's underground gem – a diminutive, subterranean, rough-around-the-edges sweatbox of a club.
reesetee commented on the word sweatbox
In stamp collecting, a closed box containing dampened spongelike material, over which unused stamps that have become stuck together are placed on a grill. Humidity softens the adhesive and allows the stamps to be separated. A sweatbox is also used to remove used stamps from envelope paper.
August 26, 2008
yarb commented on the word sweatbox
'Stan slipped out of the sweatbox, quietly parted the curtains, stepped into the comparatively cooler air of the main tent, and sauntered over toward the soft drink stand.'
- Nightmare Alley, William Lindsay Gresham
June 30, 2012