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Meanings of work over in English

Catalan
picar
Spanish
golpear

To give a beating to; subject to a punishment or an act of aggression.

picar
Synonyms
Examples for "beat"
Examples for "beat"
1
He choked; the blood beat in his head; he was at bursting-point.
Jean-Christophe, Volume I
2
Twice the English beat the enemy in the triangle between the rivers.
The Long White Cloud: "Ao Tea Roa"
3
Mr Trump beat Ms Clinton by 5 per cent four years ago.
News.com.au
4
The rain beat upon them and the wind soughed in the trees.
Ruth Fielding and the Gypsies; Or, The Missing Pearl Necklace
5
We could hear the immense heart-beat of the world in the stillness.
Imaginations and Reveries
1
They also would beat up and destroy the comb-pot of the outsider.
Our Legal Heritage : 600-1776 King Aethelbert - King George III
2
Her hull squeaked and the heavy waves beat up against her sides.
A Simple Soul
3
A sudden wave of realization beat up against his consciousness and receded.
The Tree of Heaven
4
When all the dough has been cut out, beat up an egg.
The International Jewish Cook Book / 1600 Recipes According to t...
5
By the way, howcome you to be beat up so bad, Mr.
The Yukon Trail: A Tale of the North
Usage of work over in English
1
I have become aware of her great work over the past year.
The Irish Times
2
That's been the motivator of my work over the last few years.
The Guardian
3
Micah Bucey is surprised by how well guided meditations work over Zoom.
Wired
4
But a sanction program can only work over the medium- and long-term.
Reuters
5
So he could get his ignominious work over quickly in the morning.
Ensign Knightley, and Other Stories
6
Lessons and work over, the day began for me in joyful earnest.
When Grandmamma Was New: The Story of a Virginia Childhood
7
It was not pleasure, but hard work over at the yard to-day.
A Little Girl in Old Boston
8
Never work over or pick from the plants while they are wet.
Home Vegetable Gardening / A Complete and Practical Guide to the...
9
The great surgeons would work over him, and he would walk again.
Kings, Queens and Pawns: An American Woman at the Front
10
Let him get his hard work over, and then we will see.
En Route
11
Was it the kind of work over which our hearts should melt?
Letters to Dead Authors
12
What are some of the fruits of our mission work over there?
Modern Persia
13
She'll only bring her work over, and go home for her dinner.
Lo, Michael!
14
He continued to work over Tom, who just then opened his eyes.
The Rover Boys at College; Or, The Right Road and the Wrong
15
What can work in the Far East will not always work over here.
The Irish Times
16
Sill the Scottish can be very pleased with their work over 40 minutes.
The Guardian
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Translations for work over
Work over through the time
Work over across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common