WORK UP A THIRST

Meaning of WORK UP A THIRST in English

become thirsty, work or play until you are thirsty

Digging trenches at midday, the men soon worked up a thirst.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

WORK UP A THIRST — v. become thirsty
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WORK UP A THIRST — become thirsty, work or play until you are thirsty Digging trenches at midday, the men soon worked up a thirst.
English Idioms vocab
UP — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a band strikes up (= starts playing ) ▪ We were on the dance …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WORK — I. ˈwərk, ˈwə̄k, ˈwəik noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English werk, work, from Old English werc, weorc, worc; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UP — I. (|)əp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THIRST — I. ˈthərst, ˈthə̄st, ˈthəist noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, alteration (probably influenced by thirsten to thirst) of thurst, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THIRST — (v. t.) To have a thirst for.
Английский словарь Webster
THIRST — (n.) To feel thirst; to experience a painful or uneasy sensation of the throat or fauces, as for want of …
Английский словарь Webster
THIRST — (n.) Fig.: A want and eager desire after anything; a craving or longing; -- usually with for, of, or after; …
Английский словарь Webster
THIRST — ( v. t. ) To have a thirst for.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THIRST — ( n. ) To feel thirst; to experience a painful or uneasy sensation of the throat or fauces, as for …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THIRST — ( n. ) Fig.: A want and eager desire after anything; a craving or longing; -- usually with for, of, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WORK — /werrk/ , n., adj., v., worked or ( Archaic except for 35, 37, 40 ) wrought; working . n. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UP — /up/ , adv., prep., adj., n., v., upped, upping . adv. 1. to, toward, or in a more elevated position: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THIRST — — thirster , n. /therrst/ , n. 1. a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat caused by need …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WORK — I. ˈwərk noun Etymology: Middle English werk, work, from Old English werc, weorc; akin to Old High German werc work, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UP — I. ˈəp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THIRST — I. ˈthərst noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English thurst; akin to Old High German durst thirst, Latin torrēre to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WORK — noun to ferment, as a liquid. 2. work ·noun ore before it is dressed. 3. work ·add. ·noun break; twist. …
Webster English vocab
UP — prep upon. 2. up ·adv aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up …
Webster English vocab
THIRST — vt to have a thirst for. 2. thirst ·noun to have a vehement desire. 3. thirst ·noun to feel thirst; …
Webster English vocab
THIRST — [thirst] n [ME, fr. OE thurst; akin to OHG durst thirst, L torrere to dry, parch, Gk tersesthai to become …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
THIRST — thirst BrE AmE θɜːst AmE θɝːst ▷ thirsted ˈθɜːst ɪd -əd AmE ˈθɝːst əd ▷ thirsting ˈθɜːst ɪŋ AmE ˈθɝːst …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WORK — / wɜːk; NAmE wɜːrk/ verb , noun ■ verb DO JOB / TASK 1. work (at / on sth) to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UP — / ʌp; NAmE / adverb , preposition , adjective , verb , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THIRST — / θɜːst; NAmE θɜːrst/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U , sing. ] the feeling of needing or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WORK — I. work 1 S1 W1 /wɜːk $ wɜːrk/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ work , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UP — I. up 1 S1 W1 /ʌp/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A HIGHER POSITION towards …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THIRST — I. thirst 1 /θɜːst $ θɜːrst/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ thirst ; adverb : ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WORK — n. & v. --n. 1 the application of mental or physical effort to a purpose; the use of energy. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. --adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THIRST — n. & v. --n. 1 a physical need to drink liquid, or the feeling of discomfort caused by this. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WORK — n. & v. n. 1 the application of mental or physical effort to a purpose; the use of energy. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THIRST — n. & v. n. 1 a physical need to drink liquid, or the feeling of discomfort caused by this. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WORK — n. & v. --n. 1. the application of mental or physical effort to a purpose; the use of energy. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
THIRST — n. & v. --n. 1. a physical need to drink liquid, or the feeling of discomfort caused by this. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
UP — I. PREPOSITION, ADVERB, AND ADJECTIVE USES The preposition is pronounced /ʌp/. The adverb and adjective are pronounced /ʌp/. Frequency: The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WORK — ( works, working, worked) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. People who …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THIRST — ( thirsts, thirsting, thirsted) 1. Thirst is the feeling that you need to drink something. Instead of tea or coffee, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THIRST — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) 1. Thirst is the feeling that you need to drink something. Instead of tea or coffee, drink …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WORK — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a business/working lunch (= a lunch during which you also do business ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THIRST — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a thirst for knowledge (= a desire to learn more ) ▪ She arrived …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UP — Synonyms and related words : above, abovestairs, access, accession, accretion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, add to, addition, advance, against, aggrandize, aggrandizement, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
THIRST — Synonyms and related words : ache, an universal wolf, appetence, appetency, appetite, appetition, aridity, aridness, avidity, be ravenous, canine appetite, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
THIRST — noun 1 desire to drink ADJECTIVE ▪ great , intense , raging , terrible , unquenchable VERB + THIRST ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WORK — INDEX: work that somebody does 1. work that someone does as part of their job 2. work that a student …
Longman Activator English vocab
UP — INDEX: 1. moving up to a higher place 2. looking, facing, or pointing upwards 3. to move upwards through the …
Longman Activator English vocab
THIRST — n. 25B6; noun I need a drinkI'm dying of thirst : THIRSTINESS, dryness; dehydration; Medicine polydipsia; archaic drought. his thirst …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
THIRST — n. 1 craving, desire, appetite, hunger, eagerness, avidity, ravenousness, voracity, voraciousness, lust, passion, enthusiasm, fancy, hankering, longing, yearning, Colloq itch, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WORK — 1. сущ. 1) работа; труд; занятие; дело to quit, stop work ≈ окончить работу, завершить работу They quit work at …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
UP — 1. нареч. 1) вверх по, по направлению к 2) вдоль по; вглубь 3) против (течения, ветра и т. п.) 4) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
THIRST — 1. сущ. жажда to experience thirst ≈ испытывать жажду to quench, slake one's thirst ≈ утолять жажду excessive thirst ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WORK — work.ogg 1. wɜ:k n 1. 1> работа, труд; дело; деятельность difficult work - трудная работа work horse - рабочая лошадь …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
UP — 1. ʌp n 1. поезд, автобус и т. п. , идущий в большой город, в столицу или на север 2. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
THIRST — thirst.ogg 1. θɜ:st n 1. 1> жажда to satisfy one's thirst - утолить жажду to suffer from thirst - страдать …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WORK — 1) работа || работать 2) действие; функционирование || действовать; функционировать 3) обработка || обрабатывать 4) заготовка; обрабатываемая деталь; обрабатываемое изделие …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
WORK — 1) работа || работать 2) действие; функционирование || действовать; функционировать 3) обработка || обрабатывать 4) заготовка; обрабатываемая деталь; обрабатываемое изделие 5) мн. ч. завод; …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
WORK — 1) вычислять 2) действие 3) деятельность 4) завод 5) обрабатываемый 6) обрабатывать 7) обработать 8) обработка 9) поработать 10) поработаю 11) работа 12) работать 13) работы 14) рабочие 15) решать 16) создание 17) сочинение 18) труд • civil engineering …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
WORK — 1. wɜ:k n 1. 1> работа, труд; дело; деятельность difficult work - трудная работа work horse - рабочая лошадь work …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
UP — 1. ʌp n 1. поезд, автобус и т. п. , идущий в большой город, в столицу или на север 2. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
THIRST — 1. θɜ:st n 1. 1> жажда to satisfy one's thirst - утолить жажду to suffer from thirst - страдать от …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WORK — 1. wək сущ. 1) работа; труд; занятие; дело to be at work (upon smth.) — быть занятым (чем-л.) to begin …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
UP — 1. нареч. 1) а) вверх по, по направлению к; из глубины на поверхность б) мор. вверх по течению; против ( …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

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