# sweatbox

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any box or boxlike structure used to induce sweating, such as of hides or tobacco
2. A jail cell.
3. A compartment in a police van to hold a prisoner being transported.
4. A small overheated cell or room used for solitary confinement or torture.
5. A small nightclub packed to capacity where people get hot and sweaty.
6. The room where a scene is reviewed.
7. The review process that takes place in a sweat box.

## Etymology
From sweat + box.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sweatbox