ALL meanings of work up
work up
W w - transitivephrasal verb work up annoy or excite 1
- transitivephrasal verb work up produce, generate 1
- transitivephrasal verb work up prepare 1
- transitivephrasal verb work up develop sth 1
- noun work up exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil. 1
- noun work up productive or operative activity. 1
- noun work up employment, as in some form of industry, especially as a means of earning one's livelihood: to look for work. 1
- noun work up one's place of employment: Don't phone him at work. 1
- noun work up something on which exertion or labor is expended; a task or undertaking: The students finished their work in class. 1
- noun work up materials, things, etc., on which one is working or is to work. 1
- noun work up the result of exertion, labor, or activity; a deed or performance. 1
- noun work up a product of exertion, labor, or activity: musical works. 1
- noun work up Often, works. an engineering structure, as a building or bridge. 1
- noun work up a building, wall, trench, or the like, constructed or made as a means of fortification. 1
- noun work up works. (used with a singular or plural verb) a place or establishment for manufacturing (often used in combination): ironworks. the working parts of a machine: the works of a watch. Theology. righteous deeds. 1
- noun work up Physics. force times the distance through which it acts; specifically, the transference of energy equal to the product of the component of a force that acts in the direction of the motion of the point of application of the force and the distance through which the point of application moves. 1
- noun work up the works, Informal. everything; all related items or matters: a hamburger with the works. harsh or cruel treatment: to give someone the works. 1
- adjective work up of, for, or concerning work: work clothes. 1
- adjective work up shaped and planed; working. 1
- verb without object work up to do work; labor. 1
- verb without object work up to be employed, especially as a means of earning one's livelihood: He hasn't worked for six weeks. 1
- verb without object work up to be in operation, as a machine: The water should not be disconnected while the pump is working. 1
- verb without object work up to act or operate effectively: We all agree that this plan works. 1
- verb without object work up to attain a specified condition, as by repeated movement: The nails worked loose. 1
- verb without object work up to have an effect or influence, as on a person or on the mind or feelings of a person. 1
- verb without object work up to move in agitation, as the features under strong emotion. 1
- verb without object work up to make way with effort or under stress: The ship works to windward. 1
- verb without object work up Nautical. to give slightly at the joints, as a vessel under strain at sea. 1
- verb without object work up Machinery. to move improperly, as from defective fitting of parts or from wear. 1
- verb without object work up to undergo treatment by labor in a given way: This dough works slowly. 1
- verb without object work up to ferment, as a liquid. 1
- verb with object work up 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 up to bring about (any result) by or as by work or effort: to work a change. 1
- verb with object work up to manipulate or treat by labor: to work butter. 1
- verb with object work up to put into effective operation. 1
- verb with object work up to operate (a mine, farm, etc.) for productive purposes: to work a coal mine. 1
- verb with object work up to carry on operations in (a district or region). 1
- verb with object work up to make, fashion, or execute by work. 1
- verb with object work up to achieve or win by work or effort: to work one's passage. 1
- verb with object work up to keep (a person, a horse, etc.) at work: She works her employees hard. 1
- verb with object work up to cause a strong emotion in: to work a crowd into a frenzy. 1
- verb with object work up to influence or persuade, especially insidiously: to work other people to one's will. 1
- verb with object work up Informal. to exploit (someone or something) to one's advantage: See if you can work your uncle for a new car. He worked his charm in landing a new job. 1
- verb with object work up to make or decorate by needlework or embroidery: She worked a needlepoint cushion. 1
- verb with object work up to cause fermentation in. 1
- idioms work up at work, working, as at one's job: He's at work on a new novel. in action or operation: to see the machines at work. 1
- idioms work up gum up the works, Slang. to spoil something, as through blundering or stupidity: The surprise party was all arranged, but her little brother gummed up the works and told her. 1
- idioms work up in the works, in preparation or being planned: A musical version of the book is in the works. 1
- idioms work up make short work of, to finish or dispose of quickly: We made short work of the chocolate layer cake. 1
- idioms work up out of work, unemployed; jobless: Many people in the area were out of work. 1