Meaning ofsweatboxin English

Noun

1. a small, overheated enclosure (for confinement); torture
   The interrogators used a sweatbox to extract a confession from the suspect.
2. a jail cell (US slang)
   The prisoner was thrown into a sweatbox for violating jail rules.
3. a police van compartment (UK slang)
   The police officers locked the suspect in the sweatbox in the back of the van.
4. a crowded, hot nightclub
   The popular nightclub was a sweatbox on Friday nights, packed with dancing people.