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work over

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. beat, beat up, work oververb

    give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression

    "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students"

Wiktionary

  1. work oververb

    To improve a prototype, or first draft.

  2. work oververb

    To physically attack in order to cause injury.

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  1. work over

    "Work over" typically refers to the act of examining or revising something thoroughly. The phrase may have different interpretations based on the context but it generally means to fix, improve, or make adjustments to. In the context of a meeting or discussion, it could mean to discuss or debate a topic extensively. In the oil and gas industry, "work over" refers to performing major maintenance on an oil or gas well.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of work over in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of work over in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of work over in a Sentence

  1. Rory McIlroy:

    To do all that hard work over the first 12 holes, and then to lose it in two holes, 13 and 14 was disappointing.

  2. Andrew Berry:

    We look forward to having Deshaun as our starting quarterback. We have done extensive investigative, legal and reference work over the past several months to provide us with the appropriate information needed to make an informed decision about pursuing him and moving forward with him as our quarterback, deshaun has been among the very best at the position, and he understands the work needed to reestablish himself on and off the field in Cleveland. We are confident that he will make positive contributions to our team and community as we support his return to football.

  3. Andrew Berry:

    We look forward to having Deshaun as our starting quarterback. We have done extensive investigative, legal and reference work over the past several months to provide us with the appropriate information needed to make an informed decision about pursuing him and moving forward with him as our quarterback.

  4. Andrew Berry:

    Those in-depth conversations, the extensive evaluation process, Deshaun Watson dedication to being a great teammate and devotion to helping others within the NFL, within the community and through Deshaun Watson charitable initiatives provided the foundation for us to pursue Deshaun. We are confident in Deshaun and excited about moving forward with him as our quarterback and supporting his genuine and determined efforts. we look forward to having Deshaun as our starting quarterback. We have done extensive investigative, legal and reference work over the past several months to provide us with the appropriate information needed to make an informed decision about pursuing him and moving forward with him as our quarterback.

  5. Meg Whitman:

    We've done a significant amount of work over the past few years to take costs out and simplify processes and these final actions will eliminate the need for any future corporate restructuring.

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