work off

verb

worked off; working off; works off

transitive verb

: to dispose of or get rid of by work or activity

Examples of work off in a Sentence

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Jordan Ochoa, redshirt freshman, 6-4, 250: Settled at jack after arriving last year with original plans to work off the edge. Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 1 May 2025 This is our first look at how Doncic and LeBron James will work off one another in the playoffs. Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025 Though not as flashy as her sky-high tumbling and stuck landings, Carey’s work off the mat is also of elite caliber. Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025 Fishermen working off the coast of Taiwan long have dredged up the bones of ancient animals — elephants, water buffalo and hyenas — in their nets, relics of an ice age past when sea levels were lower and the ocean channel was a land bridge. Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for work off

Word History

First Known Use

1618, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of work off was in 1618

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“Work off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20off. Accessed 10 May. 2025.

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