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beaver away — verb work hard on something • Syn: ↑beaver • Derivationally related forms: ↑beaver (for: ↑beaver) • Hypernyms: ↑work • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
beaver away — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms beaver away : present tense I/you/we/they beaver away he/she/it beavers away present participle beavering away past tense beavered away past participle beavered away informal if you beaver away at something … English dictionary
beaver away — v. (slang) (BE) (D; intr.) ( to work hard ) to beaver away at * * * (slang) (BE) (D; intr.) ( to work hard ) to beaver away at … Combinatory dictionary
beaver away — PHRASAL VERB If you are beavering away at something, you are working very hard at it. [V P at/on n] They had a team of architects beavering away at a scheme for the rehabilitation of District 6... [V P] They are beavering away to get everything… … English dictionary
beaver away — informal work hard. → beaver … English new terms dictionary
beaver away (at something) — ˌbeaver aˈway (at sth) derived (informal) to work very hard at sth • He s been beavering away at the accounts all morning. Main entry: ↑beaverderived … Useful english dictionary
beaver — ► NOUN (pl. same or beavers) 1) a large semiaquatic rodent noted for gnawing through trees in order to make dams. 2) a hat made of felted beaver fur. 3) a very hard working person. ► VERB (often beaver away) informal ▪ work hard … English terms dictionary
beaver — bea|ver1 [ bivər ] noun 1. ) count a small North American animal that has a wide flat tail and thick fur. Beavers cut down trees with their teeth and build DAMS (=walls) across streams. 2. ) uncount the fur of a beaver, used for making clothes… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
beaver — bea|ver1 [ˈbi:və US ər] n [: Old English; Origin: beofor] a North American animal that has thick fur and a wide flat tail, and cuts down trees with its teeth →eager beaver at ↑eager beaver 2 beaver2 v beaver away phr v to work very hard,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
beaver — beaver1 noun (plural same or beavers) 1》 a large semiaquatic broad tailed rodent, noted for its habit of gnawing through trees to fell them in order to make lodges and dams. [Castor canadensis (N. America) and C. fiber (Eurasia).] ↘the soft… … English new terms dictionary
