" beavered (away) "

1: to devote serious and sustained effort;

  * e.g., " ... he's been beavering away at the various courses for his dinner party all day long, hoping to impress his new friends "

•  Synonyms : 

•  banged away,

•  drudged,

•  dug (away),

•  endeavored,

•  fagged,

•  grubbed,

•  humped,

•  hustled,

•  labored,

•  moiled,

•  pegged (away),

•  plodded,

•  plowed,

•  plugged,

•  slaved,

•  slogged,

•  strained,

•  strove,

•  struggled,

•  sweat,

•  toiled,

•  travailed,

•  tugged,

•  worked

•  Antonyms : 

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