Work meanings. All definitions of Work

intransitive verb work be employed 1

intransitive verb work toil 1

intransitive verb work function 1

intransitive verb work be useful, effectual 1

transitive verb work machine: operate, manage 1

noun work employment 1

adjective work of, concerning work 1

noun work effort 1

noun work type of task 1

noun work occupation 1

noun work office, place of work 1

noun work activity 1

noun work objects on which work is done 1

noun work product of labour 1

noun work building 1

noun work physics: force times distance 1

noun work product of artist 1

intransitive verb work contort 1

transitive verb work accomplish 1

transitive verb work fashion by work 1

transitive verb work sb, keep at work 1

transitive verb work land, be a farmer 1

transitive verb work persuade 1

noun work Activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result. 1

noun work Henry Clay, 1832–84, U.S. songwriter. 1

adjective work of, for, or concerning work: work clothes. 1

adjective work shaped and planed; working. 1

verb without object work to do work; labor. 1

verb without object work to be employed, especially as a means of earning one's livelihood: He hasn't worked for six weeks. 1

verb without object work to be in operation, as a machine: The water should not be disconnected while the pump is working. 1

verb without object work to act or operate effectively: We all agree that this plan works. 1

verb without object work to attain a specified condition, as by repeated movement: The nails worked loose. 1

verb without object work to have an effect or influence, as on a person or on the mind or feelings of a person. 1

verb without object work to move in agitation, as the features under strong emotion. 1

verb without object work to make way with effort or under stress: The ship works to windward. 1

verb without object work Nautical. to give slightly at the joints, as a vessel under strain at sea. 1

verb without object work Machinery. to move improperly, as from defective fitting of parts or from wear. 1

verb without object work to undergo treatment by labor in a given way: This dough works slowly. 1

verb without object work to ferment, as a liquid. 1

verb with object work to use or manage (an apparatus, contrivance, etc.): It is easy to work the camera in this mobile device. She can work many power tools. 1

verb with object work to bring about (any result) by or as by work or effort: to work a change. 1

verb with object work to manipulate or treat by labor: to work butter. 1

verb with object work to put into effective operation. 1

verb with object work to operate (a mine, farm, etc.) for productive purposes: to work a coal mine. 1

verb with object work to carry on operations in (a district or region). 1

verb with object work to make, fashion, or execute by work. 1

verb with object work to achieve or win by work or effort: to work one's passage. 1

verb with object work to keep (a person, a horse, etc.) at work: She works her employees hard. 1

verb with object work to cause a strong emotion in: to work a crowd into a frenzy. 1

verb with object work to influence or persuade, especially insidiously: to work other people to one's will. 1

ALL meanings of work