"underwork" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌʌndə(ɹ)ˈwɜː(ɹ)k/ [verb], /ˈʌndə(ɹ)ˌwɜː(ɹ)k/ [noun] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-underwork.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: under- + work Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|work}} under- + work Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} underwork (uncountable)
  1. Subordinate work; petty business. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-underwork-en-noun-pqY5L5Si Categories (other): English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 13 17 15 13 15 18 10

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˌʌndə(ɹ)ˈwɜː(ɹ)k/ [verb], /ˈʌndə(ɹ)ˌwɜː(ɹ)k/ [noun] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-underwork.wav [Southern-England] Forms: underworks [present, singular, third-person], underworking [participle, present], underworked [participle, past], underworked [past], underwrought [archaic, participle, past], underwrought [archaic, past]
Etymology: under- + work Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|work}} under- + work Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=underwrought|past2_qual=archaic}} underwork (third-person singular simple present underworks, present participle underworking, simple past and past participle underworked or (archaic) underwrought)
  1. (transitive) To require too little work from; to work insufficiently. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-underwork-en-verb-i2OIz47c Categories (other): English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 13 17 15 13 15 18 10
  2. (intransitive, obsolete) To work or operate in secret or clandestinely. Tags: intransitive, obsolete
    Sense id: en-underwork-en-verb-Ph0i7IuT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English heteronyms, English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 17 38 3 9 25 3 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 5 17 34 5 12 23 5 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 7 17 33 7 12 20 5 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 13 17 15 13 15 18 10
  3. (transitive, intransitive) To do less work than necessary (on). Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-underwork-en-verb-HvQT1EFI Categories (other): English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 13 17 15 13 15 18 10
  4. (intransitive) To do work for inadequate payment. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-underwork-en-verb-iompMhR6 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 13 17 15 13 15 18 10
  5. (transitive) To injure by working secretly; to destroy or overthrow by clandestine measure; to undermine. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-underwork-en-verb-cVeIAhVi Categories (other): English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 13 17 15 13 15 18 10
  6. (transitive) To do similar work for a lesser price than; to undercut. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-underwork-en-verb-0qP9F7f3

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for underwork meaning in All languages combined (5.6kB)

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