# work over

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To improve a prototype, or first draft.
2. To physically attack in order to cause injury.
3. To subject (a person) to a severe scolding, interrogation, beating, etc.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/work-over