Wordnet 3.0
VERB (1)
1.
cause to go away through effort or work;
- Example: "work off the extra pounds you have gained over the holidays"- Example: "we must work off the debt"
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
work off
v 1: cause to go away through effort or work; "work off the
extra pounds you have gained over the holidays"; "we must
work off the debt"