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work over — index emend, modify (alter), redact, revise Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
work over — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms work over : present tense I/you/we/they work over he/she/it works over present participle working over past tense worked over past participle worked over informal work someone over to injure someone severely… … English dictionary
work over — verb a) To improve a prototype, or first draft. The estimated figures are not bad, but somebody will have to work them over. b) To physically attack in order to cause injury. Hell talk, once we work him over … Wiktionary
work over — PHRASAL VERB To work someone over means to beat them very violently. [INFORMAL] [V n P] The gang worked me over. Syn: beat up … English dictionary
work over — {v. phr.}, {slang} To beat someone up very roughly in order to intimidate him or extort payment, etc. * /Matthew was worked over by the hoodlums in the park right after midnight./ … Dictionary of American idioms
work over — {v. phr.}, {slang} To beat someone up very roughly in order to intimidate him or extort payment, etc. * /Matthew was worked over by the hoodlums in the park right after midnight./ … Dictionary of American idioms
work over — (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To repair] Syn. fix, fix up, go over, redo; see repair , repeat 1 . 2. [*To beat or punish] Syn. thrash, beat up*, abuse; see beat 2 , punish … English dictionary for students
work\ over — v. phr. slang To beat someone up very roughly in order to intimidate him or extort payment, etc. Matthew was worked over by the hoodlums in the park right after midnight … Словарь американских идиом
work over — beat someone up very roughly in order to intimidate them or get money The gang worked over the storeowner in order to get some money from him … Idioms and examples
Work over — Переделывать … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
