work

(heading) Employment.

(heading) Effort.

Sustained effort to achieve a goal or result, especially overcoming obstacles.

"We don't have much time. Let's get to work piling up those sandbags."

(heading) Product; the result of effort.

To do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers.

"He’s working in a bar."

To effect by gradual degrees.

"he worked his way through the crowd"

To embroider with thread.

To set into action.

"He worked the levers."