worked up
Look at other dictionaries:
worked — /werrkt/, adj. that has undergone working. [1700 10; WORK + ED2] Syn. WORKED, WROUGHT both apply to something on which effort has been applied. WORKED implies expended effort of almost any kind: a worked silver mine. WROUGHT implies fashioning,… … Universalium
worked up — also[wrought up] {adj.}, {literary} Feeling strongly; excited; angry; worried. * /Mary was all worked up about the exam./ * /John got worked up when they blamed him for losing the game./ Compare: ON EDGE … Dictionary of American idioms
worked up — also[wrought up] {adj.}, {literary} Feeling strongly; excited; angry; worried. * /Mary was all worked up about the exam./ * /John got worked up when they blamed him for losing the game./ Compare: ON EDGE … Dictionary of American idioms
Worked — Work Work (w[^u]rk), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Worked} (w[^u]rkt), or {Wrought} (r[add]t); p. pr. & vb. n. {Working}.] [AS. wyrcean (imp. worthe, wrohte, p. p. geworht, gewroht); akin to OFries. werka, wirka, OS. wirkian, D. werken, G. wirken, Icel.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
worked — adjective Date: 1740 that has been subjected to some process of development, treatment, or manufacture < a newly worked field > … New Collegiate Dictionary
worked up — adjective Excessively emotional, excited or aroused. I know its difficult when things get this busy, but theres really no need to get so worked up over it … Wiktionary
worked principal transaction — (WPT) A transaction arising from a worked principal agreement. Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010 … Law dictionary
Worked All States — Worked All States, or WAS, is an amateur radio operating award given to those amateur radio operators who successfully complete two way amateur radio communications with other amateur radio stations located in each of the 50 United States of… … Wikipedia
worked principal agreement — (WPA) An agreement by a London Stock Exchange (LSE) member firm to effect as principal (at some future time) a transaction in a SETS security or a portfolio transaction which includes SETS securities within agreed price and size parameters. The… … Law dictionary
Worked All Continents — Worked All Continents, or WAC, is an amateur radio award given to those amateur radio operators who successfully complete two way amateur radio communications with other amateur radio stations located in each of six continental areas of the world … Wikipedia
