To put (a person) to a piece of work or a task.
transitive. With on or upon. Cf. to put on 8a at phrasal verbs 1.
transitive. To set or appoint (a person) to work or an occupation, or to do something, esp. as a short-term measure, or to deal with a particular…
transitive. Nautical. To set (a person) to work. Cf. main sense 22b.
Subcategories:
— as a hireling (1)
— give or prepare work for (2)
— exact work from (1)
— overwork (9)
— impose too little work upon (1)
— send work off premises (5)