Work (Verb)
Meaning 1
Be employed; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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- Scab
- Rat
- Drudge
- Occupy
- Labour
- Toil
- Dig
- Knuckle Down
- Moil
- Fag
- Buckle Down
- Take
- Blackleg
- Travail
- Grind
- Break One's Back
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Meaning 2
Proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity; "work your way through every problem or task"; "She was working on her second martini when the guests arrived"; "Start from the bottom and work towards the top".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 3
Operate in a certain place, area, or specialty; "She works the night clubs"; "The salesman works the Midwest"; "This artist works mostly in acrylics".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 4
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".
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Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
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Meaning 5
Have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 6
Prepare for crops; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 7
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".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 8
Cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 9
Have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected; "The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought"; "How does your idea work in practice?"; "This method doesn't work"; "The breaks of my new car act quickly"; "The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 10
Use or manipulate to one's advantage; "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy".
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Verbs of eating and drinking.
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Meaning 11
Exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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- Go Through
- Slog
- Join Forces
- Keep One's Shoulder To The Wheel
- Muck About
- Cooperate
- Work On
- Specialise
- Potter
- Peg Away
- Waitress
- Occupy
- Keep One's Nose To The Grindstone
- Tinker
- Monkey Around
- Beaver Away
- Run Through
- Muck Around
- Scant
- Get Together
- Monkey
- Mess Around
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Meaning 12
Gratify and charm, usually in order to influence; "the political candidate worked the crowds".
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Verbs of feeling.
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Meaning 13
Move in an agitated manner; "His fingers worked with tension".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 14
Make uniform; "knead dough"; "work the clay until it is soft".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 15
Cause to undergo fermentation; "We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content"; "The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 16
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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Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
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Meaning 17
Shape, form, or improve a material; "work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 18
Operate in or through; "Work the phones".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 19
Cause to operate or function; "This pilot works the controls"; "Can you work an electric drill?".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 20
Make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 21
Perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 22
Go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 23
Proceed along a path; "work one's way through the crowd"; "make one's way into the forest".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 24
Behave in a certain way when handled; "This dough does not work easily"; "The soft metal works well".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Meaning 25
Arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion; "The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 26
Cause to work; "he is working his servants hard".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 27
Provoke or excite; "The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy".
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Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.