| 单词 | work |
| 释义 | work (once / 7 pages) 1nv 2nv 3n 4v 5v 6v The word work has many shades of meaning, but most involve putting in an effort of some sort. You're not going to become an Olympic ice skater overnight. You'll need to do a serious amount of work to get there. When you say you have to go to work, work is a noun meaning your workplace. The actual tasks you perform at your workplace — what you get paid for — are also called work. Your work might consist of answering the phone or baking bread or doing the accounting. Work can also be a verb describing doing some kind of activity, often one associated with your job. It's a bummer to work on Saturday when you already worked all week. WORD FAMILYwork: overwork, rework, workable, worked, worker, working, works+/co-worker: co-workers/nonworker: nonworkers/overwork: overworked, overworking, overworks/rework: reworked, reworking, reworks/unworkable: unworkably/workable: unworkable, workably/worker: co-worker, nonworker, workers/working: workings/works: workss USAGE EXAMPLESShe’s working with the city administrator and Main Street director about securing private funding to get digital projection needed for new films. Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017) Why fewer people are looking for work is a subject of much debate. The Guardian(Jan 03, 2017) The rest are classified as under investigation, many believed to be the work of vigilantes. Reuters(Jan 03, 2017) 1 1n activity directed toward making or doing something she checked several points needing further work Exp|Hypo|Hyper Human Genome Project an international study of the entire human genetic material Manhattan Projectcode name for the secret United States project set up in 1942 to develop atomic bombs for use in World War II lavation, wash, washing the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water) actionthe most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field joba damaging piece of work jobthe performance of a piece of work operation, procedurea process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work servicework done by one person or group that benefits another polishing, shiningthe work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it heavy liftingdifficult work housewiferythe work of a housewife housekeeping, houseworkthe work of cleaning and running a house ironingthe work of using heat to smooth washed clothes in order to remove any wrinkles busywork, make-workactive work of little value loggingthe work of cutting down trees for timber loose end, unfinished businesswork that is left incomplete nightworkwork to be done at night paperworkwork that involves handling papers: forms or letters or reports etc. social service, welfare workan organized activity to improve the condition of disadvantaged people in society labor, labour, toilproductive work (especially physical work done for wages) subbing, substitutingworking as a substitute for someone who is ill or on leave of absence investigating, investigationthe work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically aid, attention, care, tendingthe work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something dutywork that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons mission, missionary workthe organized work of a religious missionary spadeworkdull or routine preliminary work preparing for an undertaking timeworkwork paid for at a rate per unit of time labor, project, task, undertakingany piece of work that is undertaken or attempted courseworkwork assigned to and done by a student during a course of study; usually it is evaluated as part of the student's grade in the course bathing, washupthe act of washing yourself (or another person) ablutionthe ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels dishwashing, washupthe act of washing dishes washing-upthe washing of dishes etc after a meal window-washingthe activity of washing windows rinsewashing lightly without soap soak, soakingwashing something by allowing it to soak hair care, haircare, hairdressingcare for the hair: the activity of washing or cutting or curling or arranging the hair ropingcapturing cattle or horses with a lasso breeze, child's play, cinch, duck soup, picnic, piece of cake, pushover, snap, walkoverany undertaking that is easy to do consulting serviceservice provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) facilitya service that an organization or a piece of equipment offers you launderingwashing clothes and bed linens shoeshinethe act of shining shoes national servicecompulsory service in the military during peacetime utilitythe service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility corveeunpaid labor (as for the maintenance of roads) required by a lord of his vassals in lieu of taxes donkeywork, drudgery, grind, ploddinghard monotonous routine work effort, elbow grease, exertion, sweat, travailuse of physical or mental energy; hard work hunt, huntingthe work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts hackworkprofessional work done according to formula haymakingcutting grass and curing it to make hay manual labor, manual labourlabor done with the hands overwork, overworkingthe act of working too much or too long slaverywork done under harsh conditions for little or no pay analysisan investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole count, counting, enumeration, numeration, reckoning, tallythe act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order police investigation, police workthe investigation of criminal activities empiricismthe application of empirical methods in any art or science examination, scrutinythe act of examining something closely (as for mistakes) examination, testingthe act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned enquiry, inquirya systematic investigation of a matter of public interest researchsystematic investigation to establish facts searchan investigation seeking answers tabulationthe act of putting into tabular form tap, wiretapthe act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information maternalismmotherly care; behavior characteristic of a mother; the practice of acting as a mother does toward her children baby sitting, babysittingthe work of a baby sitter; caring for children when their parents are not home pet sittingthe work of a pet sitter; caring for pets in their own home while their owners are away from home dental carecare for the teeth first aidemergency care given before regular medical aid can be obtained intervention, treatmentcare provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury) incubationmaintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development liverythe care (feeding and stabling) of horses for pay manicureprofessional care for the hands and fingernails pedicureprofessional care for the feet and toenails nourishmentthe act of nourishing nursingthe work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm TLC, tender loving careconsiderate and solicitous care nurturancephysical and emotional care and nourishment personal carecare for someone who is disabled or is otherwise unable to care for themselves; can including bathing and cooking and managing bodily functions skin care, skincarecare for the skin faith cure, faith healingcare provided through prayer and faith in God chore, job, taska specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee function, office, part, rolethe actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group assignment, duty assignmenta duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces) da'wah, dawahmissionary work for Islam adventure, dangerous undertaking, escapade, risky venturea wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful) assignmentan undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor) babya project of personal concern to someone endeavor, endeavour, enterprisea purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness) labor of love, labour of loveproductive work performed voluntarily without material reward or compensation endurance contest, marathonany long and arduous undertaking no-braineranything that requires little thought propositiona task to be dealt with large order, tall ordera formidable task or requirement ventureany venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome tree surgerytreatment of damaged or decaying trees health care, healthcarethe preservation of mental and physical health by preventing or treating illness through services offered by the health profession social workany of various services designed to aid the poor and aged and to increase the welfare of children caseworkclose sociological study of a maladjusted person or family for diagnosis and treatment activity any specific behavior 2n applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading) mastering a second language requires a lot of work Syn|Hyper study acquisition, learning the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge 3n a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey the work of an active imagination erosion is the work of wind or water over time Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper piece of work Das Kapital a book written by Karl Marx (1867) describing his economic theories Erewhona satirical novel written by Samuel Butler (1872) describing a fictitious land Utopiaa book written by Sir Thomas More (1516) describing the perfect society on an imaginary island Oxford English Dictionaryan unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles follow-up, followup a piece of work that exploits or builds on earlier work handcraft, handicraft, handiwork, handworka work produced by hand labor ironworkwork made of iron (gratings or rails or railings etc) laceworkwork consisting of (or resembling) lace fabric lacquerwarea decorative work made of wood and covered with lacquer and often inlaid with ivory or precious metals leatherworkwork made of leather chef-d'oeuvre, masterpiecethe most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman metalworkthe metal parts of something openworkornamental work (such as embroidery or latticework) having a pattern of openings polychromea piece of work composed of or decorated in many colors silverworkdecorative work made of silver caning, wicker, wickerworkwork made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches) woodworkwork made of wood; especially moldings or stairways or furniture work in progressa piece of work that is not yet finished workpiecework consisting of a piece of metal being machined publicationa copy of a printed work offered for distribution cabinetworkwoodwork finished by hand by a cabinetmaker japanlacquerware decorated and varnished in the Japanese manner with a glossy durable black lacquer joineryfine woodwork done by a joiner millworkwoodwork that has been machined at a mill reissue, reprint, reprintinga publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale new editiona publication (such as a book) that has been modified or updated and offered again for sale booka written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together) volumea publication that is one of a set of several similar publications readsomething that is read impression, printingall the copies of a work printed at one time collection, compendiuma publication containing a variety of works periodicala publication that appears at fixed intervals mag, magazinea periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it tip sheeta publication containing the latest information or tips or predictions for a particular business or stock market information or horse racing results, etc. reference, sourcea publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to republicationsomething that has been published again; a fresh publication (as of a literary work) product, production an artifact that has been created by someone or some process 4n the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it) Picasso's work can be divided into periods Syn|Hypo|Hyper body of work, oeuvre writing (usually plural) the collected work of an author patristics, patrologythe writings of the early Church Fathers end product, output final product; the things produced 5v exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity I will work hard to improve my grades she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor Syn|Ant|Hypo do work be employed idle, laze, slug, stagnate be idle; exist in a changeless situation go through, run through, work through apply thoroughly; think through mess around, monkey, monkey around, muck about, muck around, potter, putter, tinkerdo random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly carpenterwork as a carpenter clerkwork as a clerk, as in the legal business pagework as a page wait, waitressserve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant pull one's weightdo one's share in a common task electioneerwork actively for a political candidate or a party assistact as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function beaver, beaver awaywork hard on something work at, work onto exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something keep one's nose to the grindstone, keep one's shoulder to the wheel, peg away, plug away, slogwork doggedly or persistently busy, occupykeep busy with collaborate, cooperate, get together, join forceswork together on a common enterprise of project volunteerdo volunteer work specialise, specializedevote oneself to a special area of work ministerwork as a minister internwork as an intern skipperwork as the skipper on a vessel boondoggledo useless, wasteful, or trivial work scant, skimpwork hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially servedevote (part of) one's life or efforts to, as of countries, institutions, or ideas protectuse tariffs to favor domestic industry puddlemess around, as in a liquid or paste whip throughgo through very fast belabor, belabourto work at or to absurd length potter, putterwork lightly dabble, play around, smatterwork with in an amateurish manner collaboratecooperate as a traitor go along, play alongcooperate or pretend to cooperate abetassist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing 6v cause to work he is working his servants hard Syn|Hypo|Hyper put to work do work be employed exercise, work out give a workout to warm upcause to do preliminary exercises so as to stretch the muscles computerise, computerize, cybernatecontrol a function, process, or creation by a computer rackput on a rack and pinion exploit, overworkwork excessively hard limbercause to become limber overdrivedrive or work too hard apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose 7v give a workout to My personal trainer works me hard work one's muscles Syn|Hypo|Hyper exercise, work out exercise, work out do physical exercise warm up cause to do preliminary exercises so as to stretch the muscles limbercause to become limber put to work cause to work 8v shape, form, or improve a material work stone into tools work the metal Syn|Hypo|Hyper process, work on forge, form, mold, mould, shape make something, usually for a specific function hot-work roll, press, forge, or shape (metal) while hot cold work, coldworkshape (metal) without heat overworkuse too much make over, retread, reworkuse again in altered form rackwork on a rack toolwork with a tool tillwork land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation plough, plow, turnto break and turn over earth especially with a plow hoedig with a hoe transform, transmute, transubstantiate change or alter in form, appearance, or nature 9v make something, usually for a specific function Work the metal into a sword Syn|Hypo|Hyper forge, form, mold, mould, shape process, work on shape, form, or improve a material carve form by carving swage, upsetform metals with a swage chipform by chipping layermake or form a layer cut outform and create by cutting out machineturn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinery grindshape or form by grinding stampform or cut out with a mold, form, or die puddlesubject to puddling or form by puddling beatshape by beating preformform or shape beforehand or determine the shape of beforehand preformform into a shape resembling the final, desired one moundform into a rounded elevation hillform into a hill roughcastshape roughly remold, reshapeshape again or shape differently sintercause (ores or powdery metals) to become a coherent mass by heating without melting cast, mold, mouldform by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold throwmake on a potter's wheel coil, hand-build, handbuildmake without a potter's wheel sculpt, sculpturecreate by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material model, mold, mouldform in clay, wax, etc hew, hew outmake or shape as with an axe gouge outmake gouges into a surface rabbetcut a rectangular groove into grave, sculpt, sculptureshape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it die, die outcut or shape with a die mound overform a mound over press, press outpress from a plastic recast, remold, remouldcast again sand castpour molten metal into a mold of sand forge, hammercreate by hammering fretcarve a pattern into create from raw material, create from raw stuff make from scratch 10v make uniform work the clay until it is soft Syn|Hypo|Hyper knead crop, cultivate prepare for crops proof knead to reach proper lightness masticategrind and knead manipulate hold something in one's hands and move it 11v behave in a certain way when handled This dough does not work easily The soft metal works well Syn|Hyper knead make uniform be have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) 12v provoke or excite The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy Syn|Hyper exploit use or manipulate to one's advantage excite, stimulate, stir stir feelings in 13v gratify and charm, usually in order to influence the political candidate worked the crowds Hyper becharm, beguile, bewitch, captivate, capture, catch, charm, enamor, enamour, enchant, entrance, fascinate, trance attract; cause to be enamored 14v operate in a certain place, area, or specialty She works the night clubs The salesman works the Midwest This artist works mostly in acrylics Syn do work be employed 15v use or manipulate to one's advantage She knows how to work the system he works his parents for sympathy Syn|Hypo|Hyper exploit make hay turn to one's advantage playuse to one's advantage avail, helptake or use feed, preyprofit from in an exploitatory manner useseek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage take advantage, trespassmake excessive use of apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose 16v operate in or through Work the phones Syn|Hyper function, go, operate, run perform as expected when applied operate, run direct or control; projects, businesses, etc. 17v cause to operate or function This pilot works the controls Can you work an electric drill? Hyper care, deal, handle, manage be in charge of, act on, or dispose of 18v prepare for crops Work the soil Syn|Hypo|Hyper crop, cultivate knead make uniform overcrop, overcultivate to exhaust by excessive cultivation fix, gear up, prepare, ready, set, set up make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc 19v cause to happen or to occur as a consequence I cannot work a miracle Syn|Hyper bring, make for, play, wreak act have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected create, make make or cause to be or to become 20v find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of 2Work out your problems with the boss this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out He could not work the math problem Syn|Hypo|Hyper figure out, lick, puzzle out, solve, work out answer, resolve understand the meaning of riddleexplain a riddle strikearrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing guess, inferguess correctly; solve by guessing answergive the correct answer or solution to breakfind the solution or key to telldiscern or comprehend understand know and comprehend the nature or meaning of 1n the occupation for which you are paid a lot of people are out of work Syn|Hypo|Hyper employment coaching, coaching job the job of a professional coach booking, engagementemployment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time ministrythe work of a minister of religion navigation, sailing, seafaringthe work of a sailor work load, workloadwork that a person is expected to do in a specified time pieceworkwork paid for according to the quantity produced serviceemployment in or work for another telecommuting, teleworkingemployment at home while communicating with the workplace by phone or fax or modem servicesperformance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others public serviceemployment within a government system (especially in the civil service) paper routethe job of delivering newspapers regularly giga booking for musicians cabotagenavigation in coastal waters case loadthe number of cases handled in a given period of time (as by a court or agency) ministerthe job of a head of a government department business, job, line, line of work, occupation the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money 2n a place where work is done he arrived at work early today Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper workplace American Stock Exchange a stock exchange in New York Boursethe stock exchange in Paris Charlestown Navy Yardthe navy yard in Boston where the frigate `Constitution' is anchored New York Stock Exchangea stock exchange in New York bakehouse, bakery, bakeshop a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold beehiveany workplace where people are very busy brokerage, brokerage houseplace where a broker conducts his business central, exchange, telephone exchangea workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication colliery, pita workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it creamerya workplace where dairy products (butter and cheese etc.) are produced or sold drill siteworkplace that is the site of a drill hole exchangea workplace for buying and selling; open only to members farmworkplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit fishery, piscarya workplace where fish are caught and processed and sold fish farma workplace (usually a pond) where fish are raised for food forge, smithya workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering gasworksthe workplace where coal gas is manufactured glassworksa workplace where glass is made ironworksthe workplace where iron is smelted or where iron goods are made joba workplace; as in the expression "on the job"; lab, laboratory, research lab, research laboratory, science lab, science laboratorya workplace for the conduct of scientific research laundryworkplace where clothes are washed and ironed locationa workplace away from a studio at which some or all of a movie may be made lumberyarda workplace where lumber is stocked for sale oyster bank, oyster bed, oyster parka workplace where oysters are bred and grown proving grounda workplace for testing new equipment or ideas rope yard, ropewalkworkplace consisting of a long narrow path or shed where rope is made roundhouseworkplace consisting of a circular building for repairing locomotives shipyarda workplace where ships are built or repaired shop floorworkplace consisting of the part of a factory housing the machines studioworkplace for the teaching or practice of an art studioworkplace consisting of a room or building where movies or television shows or radio programs are produced and recorded tanneryworkplace where skins and hides are tanned test beda place equipped with instruments for testing (e.g. engines or machinery or computer programs etc.) under working conditions waterworksworkplace where water is stored and purified and distributed for a community shop, workshopsmall workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done artist's workroom, ateliera studio especially for an artist or designer binderya workshop where books are bound bio lab, biology lab, biology laboratorya laboratory for biological research bookbinderya bookbinder's workshop; a place for binding books brickfield, brickyarda place where bricks are made and sold broadcasting studioa studio where broadcasts originate centrex(CENTRal EXchange) a kind of telephone exchange chem lab, chemistry lab, chemistry laboratorya laboratory for research in chemistry chicken farmfarm where chickens are raised for sale chop shopa place where stolen cars are disassembled for their parts commodities exchange, commodities market, commodity exchangean exchange for buying and selling commodities for future delivery corn exchangean exchange where grains are bought and sold crofta small farm worked by a crofter dairy, dairy farma farm where dairy products are produced defense laboratorya laboratory devoted to research and development for national defense dye-worksa workshop where dyeing is done farm-place, farmplace, farmsteada farm together with its buildings grangean outlying farm home-farma farm that supplies the needs of a large estate of establishment Laundromat, launderettea self-service laundry (service mark Laundromat) where coin-operated washing machines are available to individual customers machine shopworkshop where metal is cut and shaped etc., by machine tools naval shipyard, navy yarda military shipyard patisseriea bakery specializing in French pastry pearl fisherya fishery where they fish for pearl oysters physics lab, physics laboratorya laboratory for research in physics pig farm, piggerya farm where pigs are raised or kept potterya workshop where clayware is made print shop, printing shopa workplace where printing is done cattle farm, cattle ranch, ranch, spreadfarm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle) recording studiostudio where tapes and records are recorded saddleryworkshop where a saddler works sewage farma farm that is irrigated and fertilized with raw sewage sheeprun, sheepwalkfarm devoted to raising sheep sheltered workshopa workshop that offers jobs to members of the physically or developmentally disabled population securities market, stock exchange, stock marketan exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers stud farma farm where horses are bred patchboard, plugboard, switchboardtelephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords truck farm, truck gardena farm where vegetables are grown for market turneryworkshop where objects are made on a lathe vinery, vineyarda farm of grapevines where wine grapes are produced washhousea building or outbuilding where laundry is done geographic point, geographical point a point on the surface of the Earth 3v be employed 3Is your husband working again? My wife never worked Do you want to work after the age of 60? She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money She works as a waitress to put herself through college Syn|Hypo do work put to work cause to work serve do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function bankbe in the banking business fill, occupy, takeassume, as of positions or roles drivework as a driver tinkerwork as a tinker or tinkerer servedo military service blackleg, fink, rat, scabtake the place of work of someone on strike dig, drudge, fag, grind, labor, labour, moil, toil, travailwork hard farmbe a farmer; work as a farmer moonlightwork a second job, usually after hours jobwork occasionally mantake charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place break one's back, buckle down, knuckle down, slavework very hard, like a slave subcontractwork under a subcontract; engage in a subcontract turn a trickhave a customer, of a prostitute freelancework independently and on temporary contracts rather than for a long-term employer sitserve in a specific professional capacity staffserve on the staff of actdischarge one's duties rotateperform a job or duty on a rotating basis function, officiateperform duties attached to a particular office or place or function caddie, caddyact as a caddie and carry clubs for a player ranchmanage or run a ranch representbe a delegate or spokesperson for; represent somebody's interest or be a proxy or substitute for, as of politicians and office holders representing their constituents, or of a tenant representing other tenants in a housing dispute n (physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force 4work equals force times distance Hyper energy, free energy (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs 1v proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity work your way through every problem or task She was working on her second martini when the guests arrived Start from the bottom and work towards the top Syn|Hyper make proceed along a path go, move, proceed follow a procedure or take a course 2v proceed along a path work one's way through the crowd Syn|Hypo|Hyper make claw move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging jostlemake one's way by jostling, pushing, or shoving bushwhackcut one's way through the woods or bush go across, go through, pass go across or through 3v move into or onto work the raisins into the dough the student worked a few jokes into his presentation work the body onto the flatbed truck Hypo|Hyper stir mix or add by stirring displace, move cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense 4v move in an agitated manner His fingers worked with tension Hyper displace, move cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense 5v arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion 5The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times Hyper become, get, go enter or assume a certain state or condition 1v have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought How does your idea work in practice? This method doesn't work The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water Syn|Hyper act bring, make for, play, wreak cause to happen or to occur as a consequence bring home the bacon, come through, deliver the goods, succeed, win attain success or reach a desired goal 2v perform as expected when applied This old radio doesn't work anymore Syn|Ant|Hypo function, go, operate, run run be operating, running or functioning malfunction, misfunction fail to function or function improperly double do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions rollbegin operating or running runbe operating, running or functioning cutfunction as a cutting instrument serve, servicebe used by; as of a utility 3v have and exert influence or effect 6She worked on her friends to support the political candidate Syn|Hypo|Hyper act upon, influence prejudice, prepossess influence (somebody's) opinion in advance form, imprintestablish or impress firmly in the mind militatehave force or influence; bring about an effect or change manipulate, pull strings, pull wiresinfluence or control shrewdly or deviously color, colourmodify or bias swing, swing overinfluence decisively blackjack, blackmail, pressureexert pressure on someone through threats carry, persuade, swaywin approval or support for get atinfluence by corruption fixinfluence an event or its outcome by illegal means dominatebe in control bias, predeterminecause to be biased biasinfluence in an unfair way overbearovercome possessenter into and control, as of emotions or ideas affect, bear on, bear upon, impact, touch, touch on have an effect upon 1v cause to undergo fermentation The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats Syn|Hypo|Hyper ferment ferment, sour, turn go sour or spoil vinify convert a juice into wine by fermentation convert change the nature, purpose, or function of something 2v go sour or spoil The wine worked Syn|Hyper ferment, sour, turn ferment cause to undergo fermentation change state, turn undergo a transformation or a change of position or action |
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