sweat suit

sweat suit
noun
garment consisting of sweat pants and a sweatshirt (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑sweatsuit, ↑sweats, ↑workout suit
• Hypernyms: ↑garment
• Part Meronyms: ↑sweat pants, ↑sweatpants, ↑sweatshirt

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noun
: an exercise suit consisting of a sweat shirt and sweat pants

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a set of garments consisting of sweatpants and a sweatshirt.
[1945-50]

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sweatˈsuit or sweat suit noun
A loose-fitting suit consisting of sweater and trousers, usu close-fitting at wrist and ankle, worn by athletes, etc
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Main Entry: ↑sweat

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sweat suit,
a suit consisting of a sweat shirt and sweat pants, used by athletes and by people trying to lose weight by sweating: »

A lank-haired boy in a blue sweat suit was wielding dumbbells on the third-floor landing (New Yorker).

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noun, pl ⋯ suits [count]
US : clothing that consists of a matching sweatshirt and sweatpants

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