sweatbox (English, noun)
expansion: sweatbox (plural sweatboxes)
Senses:
glosses: Any box or boxlike structure used to induce sweating, such as of hides or tobacco
glosses: A jail cell.
tags: US
slang
glosses: A compartment in a police van to hold a prisoner being transported.
tags: UK
slang
glosses: A small overheated cell or room used for solitary confinement or torture.
glosses: A small nightclub packed to capacity where people get hot and sweaty.
tags: slang
qualifier: animation
glosses: The room where a scene is reviewed.
qualifier: animation
glosses: The review process that takes place in a sweat box.
Forms:
form: sweatboxes
tags: plural