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work away

work away verb: synonym of fire away.

Verb

work away (third-person singular simple present works away, present participle working away, simple past and past participle worked away)

  1. (Ireland, idiomatic, intransitive) Synonym of fire away.
    Synonyms:
    fire away
  2. (intransitive) To persist in working diligently at a subject or target.

Synonyms of work away

Forms of work away

third-person singular presentworks away
present participleworking away
past participleworked away
pastworked away

Questions about work away

What does work away mean?
Work away means synonym of fire away.
What part of speech is work away?
Work away is a verb.
What is the past tense of work away?
The past tense of work away is worked away.

Words near work away in the dictionary

  1. Worgret
  2. Worimi
  3. work
  4. work around
  5. work at
  6. work away
  7. work back
  8. work backward
  9. work blue
  10. work boot
  11. work boots

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