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View definitions for sweat box

sweat box

adjective as in oppressive

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Though the gummy heat of the monsoon made the little cabin a sweat box, he had not stopped to strip his rubber coat.

I can sympathize now with the recalcitrant convict who is punished by being sent to the sweat-box.

But just before he took his train, Halkett had him in the sweat-box, jacking him up for not making his time.

Down with him to the sweat box, and if that don't tame him we'll try the paddle afterward.

I had an hour of solid comfort to-day, now I'm in the sweat box again.

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On this page you'll find 23 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to sweat box, such as: muggy, stifling, suffocating, sultry, torrid, and airless.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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