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A v. t. + avv.

1 liberare, cavare, sganciare, staccare, togliere (un coperchio, un bullone, e sim.)

2 eliminare, liberarsi di (col moto, ecc.): to work off excess weight by regular exercise, eliminare peso in eccesso facendo esercizio regolare

3 sbrigare: to work off a lot of correspondence, sbrigare un mucchio di corrispondenza

4 sfogare: He worked off his anger, ha sfogato la sua rabbia

5 (fin.) estinguere, pagare (un debito) col proprio lavoro

6 (market.) vendere, svendere, esitare (merce)

7 (tipogr.) stampare, tirare (copie di un libro, ecc.)

B v. i. + avv.

1 (di un gancio, un bullone, ecc.) staccarsi; sganciarsi; togliersi (sfilarsi, ecc.) con l'uso

2 (di un dolore, ecc.) passare facendo del moto (o dei movimenti) □ (volg. USA) to work one's ass off, farsi un culo così □ (fam.) to work one's head off, lavorare come un mulo; mettercela tutta □ (fig.) to work off steam, sfogarsi; rilassarsi; scaricarsi □ (fam. USA) to work one's tail off = to work one's head off ► sopra.

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work off — ► work off reduce or eliminate by activity. Main Entry: ↑work … English terms dictionary
work off — verb cause to go away through effort or work work off the extra pounds you have gained over the holidays we must work off the debt • Hypernyms: ↑get rid of, ↑remove • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * work off [phrasal verb … Useful english dictionary
work off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms work off : present tense I/you/we/they work off he/she/it works off present participle working off past tense worked off past participle worked off 1) to pay someone what you owe them by doing a job for them… … English dictionary
work off — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you work off energy, stress, or anger, you get rid of it by doing something that requires a lot of physical effort. [V P n (not pron)] Cleaning my kitchen really works off frustration if I ve had a row with someone... [V n P]… … English dictionary
work off — phr verb Work off is used with these nouns as the object: ↑energy … Collocations dictionary
work off — exercise to reduce stress or emotion or fat Cycling is a good way to work off stress … English idioms
work off — make something go away especially by working He was able to work off his hangover and is now feeling much better … Idioms and examples
To work off — Work Work (w[^u]rk), v. t. 1. To labor or operate upon; to give exertion and effort to; to prepare for use, or to utilize, by labor. [1913 Webster] He could have told them of two or three gold mines, and a silver mine, and given the reason why… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
work off — (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To get rid of by exertion] Syn. work out, work away, exercise, run off, sweat off, walk off, lose. 2. [To pay by working] Syn. pay off, work in exchange for, repay in kind … English dictionary for students
work off — {v.} To make (something) go away, especially by working. * /John worked off the fat around his waist by doing exercise every morning./ * /Mr. Smith worked off his anger by chopping wood./ … Dictionary of American idioms
work off — {v.} To make (something) go away, especially by working. * /John worked off the fat around his waist by doing exercise every morning./ * /Mr. Smith worked off his anger by chopping wood./ … Dictionary of American idioms

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