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1. transitive verb solve or calculate something: to solve a problem or find an answer to a question by reasoning or calculation
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2. transitive verb resolve difficulty: to resolve differences or find a way of dealing with a difficulty
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3. transitive verb think something up: to devise something, especially a course of action
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4. transitive verb comprehend somebody or something: to understand somebody or something fully
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5. intransitive verb exercise: to train or take part in strenuous physical exercise as a way of keeping fit
  How do you find the time for working out?
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6. intransitive verb end satisfactorily: to have a satisfactory or successful result
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7. intransitive verb end in particular way: to have a particular result
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8. intransitive verb make total: to come to a particular amount
That works out at £100 each.
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9. transitive verb achieve something by effort: to succeed in doing something after working long and hard at it
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10. transitive verb
Same as work off (sense 1)
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11. transitive verb exhaust mine by extraction: to extract all the valuable material from a mine or deposit
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