work over in English dictionary

  • work over

    Meanings and definitions of "work over"

    • (transitive) To improve a prototype, or first draft.
    • (transitive, slang) To physically attack in order to cause injury.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To improve a prototype, or first draft.
    • verb
      (transitive, slang)
      To physically attack in order to cause injury.
    • To give a beating to; subject to a punishment or an act of aggression.
    • verb
      give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students"

    Synonyms of "work over" in English dictionary

    beat, beat up, beat are the top synonyms of "work over" in the English thesaurus.

    • beat · beat up
    • beat · beat up

      give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students"

    Grammar and declension of work over

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

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