chug away (English, verb)
expansion: chug away (third-person singular simple present chugs away, present participle chugging away, simple past and past participle chugged away)
Senses:
glosses: To move away at a slow, steady pace, especially if making chugging noises.
raw_tags: of a vehicle
glosses: To operate continuously, especially if making a low mechanical noise.
raw_tags: of a mechanical device
glosses: To work at something in a steady, dogged manner.
tags: broadly
glosses: To drink down steadily in large gulps.
Forms:
form: chugs away
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: chugging away
tags: participle
present
form: chugged away
tags: participle
past
form: chugged away
tags: past