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 | ||