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v/refl (trennb., hat -ge-) sweat ( oder slave) away ( für jemanden for s.o.); ich habe mich mit dem Aufsatz abgerackert umg. I nearly killed myself getting that essay done* * *sich abrackernto moil (ugs.)* * *ạb|ra|ckernvr sep (inf)to strugglewarum sollen wir uns hier abrackern? — why should we break our backs here? (inf)
sich im Garten abrackern — to sweat away in the garden (inf)
* * *ab|ra·ckernwas rackerst du dich so mit der Handsäge ab? nimm doch die Motorsäge! why on earth are you bothering with the hand saw? use the power saw!▪ sich akk für jdn/etw \abrackern to work one's fingers to the bone for sb/sth, to work oneself to a shadowsie hat sich Tag für Tag für diese Firma abgerackert she sweated blood for that company day after day* * *sich mit etwas abrackern — slave away at something
* * *für jemanden for sb);ich habe mich mit dem Aufsatz abgerackert umg I nearly killed myself getting that essay done* * ** * *v.to drudge v.to fag v. -
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Moil — Moil, v. i. [From {Moil} to daub; prob. from the idea of struggling through the wet.] To soil one s self with severe labor; to work with painful effort; to labor; to toil; to drudge. [1913 Webster] Moil not too much under ground. Bacon. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Moil — Moil, n. A spot; a defilement. [1913 Webster] The moil of death upon them. Mrs. Browning. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Moil — Moil, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Moiled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Moiling}.] [OE. moillen to wet, OF. moillier, muillier, F. mouller, fr. (assumed) LL. molliare, fr. L. mollis soft. See {Mollify}.] To daub; to make dirty; to soil; to defile. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
moil — [moil] vi. [ME moillen, to moisten, make wet < OFr moillier < VL * molliare, to soften < L mollis, soft: see MOLLIFY] Dial. to toil; drudge vt. Archaic to moisten or soil n. 1. drudgery; hard work 2. confusion; turmoil moiler n … English World dictionary
moil — index commotion Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
moil — bro·moil; moil·er; moil·ey; tur·moil·er; moil; tur·moil; moil·ing·ly; … English syllables
moil — {{11}}moil (n.) toil, labor, 1612, from from MOIL (Cf. moil) (v.). {{12}}moil (v.) to labour in the mire [Johnson], c.1400, from O.Fr. moillier to wet, moisten (12c., Mod.Fr. mouiller), from V.L. *molliare, from L. mollis soft, from PIE *mel soft … Etymology dictionary
moil — 1) In glassblowing, the bit of glass that surrounds the pipe that cannot be used. The goblet broke because the moil got too cold and cracked. 2) The orange oily substance that bubbles to the top of bolognese sauce whilst cooking or left standing … Dictionary of american slang
moil — 1) In glassblowing, the bit of glass that surrounds the pipe that cannot be used. The goblet broke because the moil got too cold and cracked. 2) The orange oily substance that bubbles to the top of bolognese sauce whilst cooking or left standing … Dictionary of american slang
moil — [[t]mɔɪl[/t]] v. i. 1) to work hard; drudge 2) cvb to whirl or eddy 3) cvb archaic to wet or smudge 4) drudgery 5) turmoil • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME moillen to make or get wet and muddy < MF moillier < VL *molliāre, der. of L mollis soft… … From formal English to slang
moil — v. & n. archaic v.intr. drudge (esp. toil and moil). n. drudgery. Etymology: ME f. OF moillier moisten, paddle in mud, ult. f. L mollis soft … Useful english dictionary
