figure away
figure away verb: to make an impression; to show off.
Verb
figure away (third-person singular simple present figures away, present participle figuring away, simple past and past participle figured away)
- To make an impression; to show off.
- Dr. King […] came in, & figured away to his own satisfaction before Mr. Garrick.1771, Frances Burney, Journals
- [S]he still expected to recover, and figure away in the gay world.1788, Mary Wollstonecraft, Mary: A Fiction
- Synonyms:
- flaunt, ostentate, venditate, aura farm, boulevardier, cut a wide swath, cut it fat, cut round, exhibitionize, flamboast
Synonyms of figure away
- flaunt
- ostentate
- venditate
- aura farm
- boulevardier
- cut a wide swath
- exhibitionize
- flex
- floss
- fluff one's feathers
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Forms of figure away
| third-person singular present | figures away |
|---|---|
| present participle | figuring away |
| past participle | figured away |
| past | figured away |
Questions about figure away
- What does figure away mean?
- Figure away means to make an impression; to show off.
- What part of speech is figure away?
- Figure away is a verb.
- What is the past tense of figure away?
- The past tense of figure away is figured away.
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