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Meanings of work in English
Energy transferred to an object via the application of force on it through a displacement.
Synonyms
Examples for "physical work"
Examples for "physical work"
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But there's also a lot of hard work involved, often physical work.
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It was hard work, physical work, being constantly out on the river.
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Tomorrow night be ready to do a lot of hard physical work.
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It was punishing; he had never before done such hard physical work.
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And that physical work was done in head-to-toe, non-breathable personal protective equipment.
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It was mechanical work, and they did it quickly and without passion.
2
In mechanics, power is the rate at which mechanical work is performed.
3
Never before or since was a poet's mechanical work so well rewarded.
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Oxidative metabolism in the heart is tightly coupled to mechanical work.
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He was engaged in mechanical work, the laying out of a blockhouse line.
Activities performed as a means of support.
Related terms
Productive activity, service, trade, or craft for which one is regularly paid.
Usage of work in English
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However economic migrants, for example, were often young men looking for work.
2
Essential staff needed to continue critical work will remain, the statement read.
3
Energy Future began work on a new bankruptcy plan earlier this year.
4
Depression costs Irish business £170 million each year in lost work days.
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Essential staff needed to continue critical work will remain, the advisory said.
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However, July and August still saw millions of employees left without work.
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A criminal response to their situation simply does not work, Becroft said.
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People are getting back to work, a North Sea trade source said.
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The project is a result of several years' work and painstaking planning.
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Corker said Democratic senators told him that Washington must work with Europe.
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That said; don't allow a moment of doubt to undo previous work.
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Question: Myself and my wife met through work almost 20 years ago.
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Good social work needs community safety networks to keep each other safe.
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Her research work focuses on interpersonal violence and media representations of violence.
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This is the key to good preparation, good work, and good management.
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Agriculture Another 3 per cent work in the agriculture industry, including farming.
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Translations for work
Portuguese
Catalan
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Spanish
Work through the time
Work across language varieties
New Zealand
Common
South Africa
Common
Ireland
Common
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