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work out

v. be calculated; "The fees work out to less than $1,000"

work out, work up

v. come up with; "His colleagues worked out his interesting idea"; "We worked up an ad for our client"

elaborate, work out

v. work out in detail; "elaborate a plan"

exercise, work out

v. do physical exercise; "She works out in the gym every day"

exercise, work, work out

v. give a workout to; "Some parents exercise their infants"; "My personal trainer works me hard"; "work one's muscles"; "this puzzle will exercise your mind"

solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work

v. find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem"

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enlarge

v. become larger or bigger

expand, spread out

v. extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands"

swell

v. increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity; "The music swelled to a crescendo"

swell, swell up, intumesce, tumefy, tumesce

v. expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling"

commit, practice

v. engage in or perform; "practice safe sex"; "commit a random act of kindness"

twist, wriggle, squirm, wrestle, worm, writhe

v. to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"

work

v. move into or onto; "work the raisins into the dough"; "the student worked a few jokes into his presentation"; "work the body onto the flatbed truck"

decipher, decode, decrypt

v. read with difficulty; "Can you decipher this letter?"; "The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs"

sense

v. comprehend; "I sensed the real meaning of his letter"

clear, crystallize, clear up, straighten out, illuminate, clarify, make clear, shed light on, enlighten, elucidate, make pellucid, sort out

v. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"

reckon, count

v. take account of; "You have to reckon with our opponents"; "Count on the monsoon"

puzzle

v. be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide; "We puzzled over her sudden departure"

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