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For pronunciation and definitions of あせをかく – see the following entry.
汗をかく
[verb] (of body) to sweat
[verb] cold sweat
[verb] formation of moisture due to condensation of water vapor
[verb] (idiomatic) to work hard, to spare no effort
Alternative spelling
汗を掻く
(This term, あせをかく (aseokaku), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)