work off

Verb

Meaning

cause to go away through effort or work

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

work market lose exercise manufacture drag repay impress foist work out sell out pay off pass off choke off burn off
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Antonyms

ease inactivity inaction idleness unemployment kill time
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Hypernyms

remove get rid of

Examples

work off the extra pounds you have gained over the holidays Source: Internet

we must work off the debt Source: Internet

After the lovefest, Juju, and Shea meet with to, as Cracker said, “work off the snacks from the craft table” and learn their choreography. Source: Internet

According to the American Diatetic Association, a 500-calorie indulgence amounts to only about a two-ounce weight gain—easy enough to work off in a single gym session or by skipping your usual Venti Vanilla Frappuccino with whip the next morning. Source: Internet

It took me a while to work off the sugar-on-an-empty-stomach jitters. Source: Internet

“Hollie puts in a hell of a lot of work off the track, she’s a real grafter. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

work of solving work of the group work of the mind work on work one's buns off work one's fingers to the bone