arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion.

activity directed toward making or doing something.

move into or onto.

shape, form, or improve a material.

gratify and charm, usually in order to influence.

move in an agitated manner.

provoke or excite.

proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity.

cause to work.

be employed.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity.

cause to operate or function.

operate in or through.

have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected.

operate in a certain place, area, or specialty.

behave in a certain way when handled.

a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing.

(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.

  The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times  

  she checked several points needing further work  

  work the raisins into the dough  

  the student worked a few jokes into his presentation  

  work the body onto the flatbed truck  

  work stone into tools  

  process iron  

  work the metal  

  the political candidate worked the crowds  

  His fingers worked with tension  

  The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy  

  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  

  he is working his servants hard  

  Is 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  

  I will work hard to improve my grades  

  she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor  

  This pilot works the controls  

  Can you work an electric drill?  

  Work the phones  

  The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought  

  How does your idea work in practice?  

  This method doesn't work  

  The breaks of my new car act quickly  

  The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water  

  She works the night clubs  

  The salesman works the Midwest  

  This artist works mostly in acrylics  

  This dough does not work easily  

  The soft metal works well  

  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  

  work equals force times distance