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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 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 — 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 — I. noun (plural beavers) Etymology: Middle English bever, from Old English beofor; akin to Old High German bibar beaver, and probably to Old English brūn brown more at brown Date: before 12th century 1. or plural beaver a. either of two large… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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beaver away — verb To busily undertake a large task. She wont be going out much, as shes beavering away on her thesis … Wiktionary
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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 — 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 — [[t]bi͟ːvə(r)[/t]] beavers, beavering, beavered 1) N COUNT A beaver is a furry animal with a big flat tail and large teeth. Beavers use their teeth to cut wood and build dams in rivers. 2) N UNCOUNT Beaver is the fur of a beaver. ...a coat with a … English dictionary
