"work away" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: works away [present, singular, third-person], working away [participle, present], worked away [participle, past], worked away [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} work away (third-person singular simple present works away, present participle working away, simple past and past participle worked away)
  1. (intransitive, idiomatic, Ireland) Synonym of fire away Tags: Ireland, idiomatic, intransitive Synonyms: fire away [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-work_away-en-verb-bpn1WJsA Categories (other): Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (away) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (away): 73 27
  2. (transitive with at) To persist in working diligently at a subject or target. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-work_away-en-verb-F5IFYs6y

Inflected forms

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