| Main Entry: |
work |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
be employed; exert oneself |
Synonyms: |
apply oneself, be gainfully employed, buckle down,
carry on,
dig, do a job, do business,
drive,
drudge, earn a living, freelance, have a job, hold a job,
hustle*, knuckle down,
labor,
manage,
manufacture, moil, moonlight, nine-to-five it, peg away, plug away, ply, punch a clock,
pursue,
report,
scratch,
slave, slog,
specialize,
strain,
strive,
sweat*,
take on,
toil,
try
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Antonyms: |
idle, laze, relax, rest
|
* = informal/non-formal usage
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