figure away en · VERB
Meanings
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(obsolete) To make an impression; to show off.
Dr. King […] came in, & figured away to his own satisfaction before Mr. Garrick.
1771, Frances Burney, Journals:[S]he still expected to recover, and figure away in the gay world.
1788, Mary Wollstonecraft, Mary: A Fiction:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| figured away | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| figured away | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| figures away | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| figuring away | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Synonyms
gallery · boulevardier · figure away · ostentate · preen · aura farm · swagger · strut one's stuff · flamboast · ostentate · floss · high-side · fluff one's feathers · ostent · strut · exhibitionize · yaya · cut it fat · flaunt · venditate · swank · flex · let one's nuts hang · three-sheet · show away · flaunt · cut a wide swath · venditate · stunt · swag it out · cut round · showboat · show off