English verb: put to work | |||
1. | put to work (social) cause to work | ||
Samples | He is working his servants hard. | ||
Synonyms | work | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | computerise, computerize, cybernate, exercise, exploit, overwork, rack, warm up, work, work out | ||
Cause | do work, work | ||
Verb group | do work, work | ||