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/wɜːk//wəik/Definitions
(heading) Employment.
(heading) Effort.
Sustained effort to achieve a goal or result, especially overcoming obstacles.
Example: We don't have much time. Let's get to work piling up those sandbags.
(heading) Product; the result of effort.
/wɜːk//wəik/Definitions
To do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers.
Example: He’s working in a bar.
To effect by gradual degrees.
Example: he worked his way through the crowd
To embroider with thread.
To set into action.
Example: He worked the levers.