"sweatbox" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-sweatbox.ogg [Australia] Forms: sweatboxes [plural]
Etymology: sweat + box Etymology templates: {{compound|en|sweat|box}} sweat + box Head templates: {{en-noun}} sweatbox (plural sweatboxes)
  1. Any box or boxlike structure used to induce sweating, such as of hides or tobacco Categories (topical): Rooms
    Sense id: en-sweatbox-en-noun-jGUN7Z3V Disambiguation of Rooms: 15 23 12 23 4 10 15 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 11 29 6 26 3 7 17
  2. (US, slang) A jail cell. Tags: US, slang Categories (topical): Rooms
    Sense id: en-sweatbox-en-noun-IPcCCIwS Disambiguation of Rooms: 15 23 12 23 4 10 15 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 38 4 15 2 9 21 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 11 29 6 26 3 7 17
  3. (UK, slang) A compartment in a police van to hold a prisoner being transported. Tags: UK, slang Categories (topical): Rooms
    Sense id: en-sweatbox-en-noun-SmSrI7s0 Disambiguation of Rooms: 15 23 12 23 4 10 15 Categories (other): British English
  4. A small overheated cell or room used for solitary confinement or torture. Categories (topical): Prison, Rooms
    Sense id: en-sweatbox-en-noun-BBczXvj6 Disambiguation of Prison: 10 18 20 30 7 4 11 Disambiguation of Rooms: 15 23 12 23 4 10 15 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 11 29 6 26 3 7 17
  5. (slang) A small nightclub packed to capacity where people get hot and sweaty. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-sweatbox-en-noun-IJ~jdXsW
  6. (animation) The room where a scene is reviewed. Categories (topical): Animation, Rooms
    Sense id: en-sweatbox-en-noun-4NKKIOoe Disambiguation of Rooms: 15 23 12 23 4 10 15
  7. (animation) The review process that takes place in a sweat box. Categories (topical): Animation, Rooms
    Sense id: en-sweatbox-en-noun-iwBWdB7f Disambiguation of Rooms: 15 23 12 23 4 10 15 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 11 29 6 26 3 7 17

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