" bangs away "

1: to devote serious and sustained effort;

  * e.g., " ... the design team has been banging away at that project for months "

•  Synonyms : 

•  beavers (away),

•  digs (away),

•  drudges,

•  endeavors,

•  fags,

•  grubs,

•  humps,

•  hustles,

•  labors,

•  moils,

•  pegs (away),

•  plods,

•  plows,

•  plugs,

•  slaves,

•  slogs,

•  strains,

•  strives,

•  struggles,

•  sweats,

•  toils,

•  travails,

•  tugs,

•  works

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to devote serious and sustained effort;

  * e.g., " ... the design team has been banging away at that project for months "

•  Synonyms : 

•  beaver (away),

•  dig (away),

•  drudge,

•  endeavor,

•  fag,

•  grub,

•  hump,

•  hustle,

•  labor,

•  moil,

•  peg (away),

•  plod,

•  plow,

•  plug,

•  slave,

•  slog,

•  strain,

•  strive,

•  struggle,

•  sweat,

•  toil,

•  travail,

•  tug,

•  work

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in batters, buffets;

•  Synonyms : 

•  batters,

•  buffets,

•  plasters,

•  barrages,

•  cannonades,

•  cannons,

•  beleaguers,

•  besieges,

•  presses,

•  blitzes,

•  bombards,

•  bombs,

•  nukes,

•  harries,

•  loots,

•  pillages,

•  plunders,

•  ravages,

•  sacks,

•  ambuscades,

•  ambushes,

•  surprises,

•  waylays,

•  forays,

•  invades,

•  overruns,

•  mugs,

•  robs,

•  envelops,

•  flanks,

•  bum-rushes,

•  gangs up (on),

•  mobs,

•  swarms

•  Antonyms : 

•  covers,

•  defends,

•  guards,

•  protects,

•  secures,

•  shields