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worked off

worked off is the simple past and past participle of work off.

Meaning of work off

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To lose (weight) by doing physical work; to burn off the calories gained from eating something.
    • We need to get moving to work off these donuts.
  2. (broadly, transitive) To end (a debt) by doing labor for the person owed money.
    • After thirteen years, I've worked off my student debt.
  3. (archaic, transitive) To produce (printed matter etc.) by some process of work.
    • Pale Colour. When the sheets are worked off with too little ink.1774, Philip Luckombe, A Concise History of Printing, page 158
  4. (colloquial) To ferment.

Questions about worked off

What is worked off the simple past and past participle of?
Worked off is the simple past and past participle of work off.

Words near worked off in the dictionary

  1. worked like a dream
  2. worked like a horse
  3. worked like a mule
  4. worked like a nailer
  5. worked like a Trojan
  6. worked off
  7. worked on
  8. worked one's buns off
  9. worked one's fingers to the bone
  10. worked one's guts out
  11. worked one's magic

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