underwork

[ uhn-der-wurk ]

/ ˌʌn dərˈwɜrk /

verb (used with object), un·der·worked, un·der·work·ing.

to do less work on than is necessary or required: to underwork an idea.

to employ inadequately: He underworks his mind and overworks his feet.

verb (used without object), un·der·worked, un·der·work·ing.

to do less work than is normal or proper: He is fat because he underworks and overeats.

Origin of underwork

First recorded in 1495–1505; under- + work

OTHER WORDS FROM underwork

un·der·work·er, noun

Words nearby underwork

underwing, underwire, underwithhold, underwood, underwool, underwork, underworld, under wraps, underwrite, underwriter, undescended

Example sentences from the Web for underwork

In sprig H the underwork consists of stitching in soft cotton, over which thick silk is embroidered in bullion-stitch.
Art in Needlework|Lewis F. Day
The stage was of rough boards upon an underwork of upright barrels and trestles.
A Gentleman Player|Robert Neilson Stephens
The pinnacles and upper set-off of the two centre buttresses in the figure were added by Wykeham to Edingdon's underwork.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Winchester|Philip Walsingham Sergeant
You have brought owned labor with it, to compete with your own labor, to underwork you, and to degrade you!
The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume Five|Abraham Lincoln

But while Marx thus objects to piecework because it leads to overwork, he objects to it also because it leads to underwork.
Contemporary Socialism|John Rae

单词	underwork
释义	underwork [ uhn-der-wurk ] / ˌʌn dərˈwɜrk / verb (used with object), un·der·worked, un·der·work·ing. to do less work on than is necessary or required: to underwork an idea. to employ inadequately: He underworks his mind and overworks his feet. verb (used without object), un·der·worked, un·der·work·ing. to do less work than is normal or proper: He is fat because he underworks and overeats. Origin of underwork First recorded in 1495–1505; under- + work OTHER WORDS FROM underwork un·der·work·er, noun Words nearby underwork underwing, underwire, underwithhold, underwood, underwool, underwork, underworld, under wraps, underwrite, underwriter, undescended Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for underwork In sprig H the underwork consists of stitching in soft cotton, over which thick silk is embroidered in bullion-stitch. Art in Needlework\|Lewis F. Day The stage was of rough boards upon an underwork of upright barrels and trestles. A Gentleman Player\|Robert Neilson Stephens The pinnacles and upper set-off of the two centre buttresses in the figure were added by Wykeham to Edingdon's underwork. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Winchester\|Philip Walsingham Sergeant You have brought owned labor with it, to compete with your own labor, to underwork you, and to degrade you! The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume Five\|Abraham Lincoln But while Marx thus objects to piecework because it leads to overwork, he objects to it also because it leads to underwork. Contemporary Socialism\|John Rae
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