See put in the work on Wiktionary
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"To apply the necessary amount of effort and labor to accomplish something."
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"(informal) To apply the necessary amount of effort and labor to accomplish something."
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"To perform oral sex on, especially a male on a female."
],
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"(slang, vulgar) To perform oral sex on, especially a male on a female."
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"To apply the necessary amount of effort and labor to accomplish something."
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"(informal) To apply the necessary amount of effort and labor to accomplish something."
],
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"(slang, vulgar) To perform oral sex on, especially a male on a female."
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