English verb: work at | |||
1. | work at (social) to exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something | ||
Samples | The child worked at the multiplication table until she had it down cold. | ||
Synonyms | work on | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | work | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | belabor, belabour | ||