"figure away" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: figures away [present, singular, third-person], figuring away [participle, present], figured away [participle, past], figured away [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} figure away (third-person singular simple present figures away, present participle figuring away, simple past and past participle figured away)
  1. (obsolete) To make an impression; to show off. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-figure_away-en-verb-zaBXl7-E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (away)

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Dr. King […] came in, & figured away to his own satisfaction before Mr. Garrick.",
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        "(obsolete) To make an impression; to show off."
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