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wrought

/ɹɔːt/ /ɹɔt/

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

Examples :

"He’s working in a bar."

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To effect by gradual degrees.

Examples :

"he worked his way through the crowd"

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To embroider with thread.

Examples :

"The student carefully wrought intricate designs onto the fabric for her art project. "

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To set into action.

Examples :

"He worked the levers."

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To cause to ferment.

Examples :

"The baker wrought the dough, hoping it would rise well for the bread. "

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Examples :

"The brewer carefully monitored the mash as the yeast wrought the sugars into alcohol. "

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To exhaust, by working.

Examples :

"The mine was worked until the last scrap of ore had been extracted."

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To shape, form, or improve a material.

Examples :

"He used pliers to work the wire into shape."

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To operate in a certain place, area, or speciality.

Examples :

"she works the night clubs"

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To operate in or through; as, to work the phones.

Examples :

"The receptionist wrought the phones all morning, handling calls from parents about their children's school events. "

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To provoke or excite; to influence.

Examples :

"The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy."

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To use or manipulate to one’s advantage.

Examples :

"She knows how to work the system."

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To cause to happen or to occur as a consequence.

Examples :

"I cannot work a miracle."

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To cause to work.

Examples :

"He is working his servants hard."

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To function correctly; to act as intended; to achieve the goal designed for.

Examples :

"he pointed at the car and asked, "Does it work"?; he looked at the bottle of pain pills, wondering if they would work; my plan didn’t work"

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Examples :

"They worked on her to join the group."

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To effect by gradual degrees; as, to work into the earth.

Examples :

"The constant dripping of water slowly wrought a hollow in the stone. "

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To move in an agitated manner.

Examples :

"A ship works in a heavy sea."

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To behave in a certain way when handled

Examples :

"this dough does not work easily; the soft metal works well"

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(with two objects) To cause (someone) to feel (something); to do unto somebody (something, whether good or bad).

Examples :

"Her boss's criticism wrought a feeling of frustration in her. "

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To hurt; to ache.

Examples :

"The long walk home from school wrought my tired feet. "

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To cause something harmful; to afflict; to inflict; to harm or injury; to let out something harmful; .

Examples :

"She wreaked her anger on his car."

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To chasten, or chastise/chastize, or castigate, or punish, or smite.

Examples :

"The criminal has been wreaked by the Judge to spend a year in prison."

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To inflict or take vengeance on.

Examples :

"Driven by years of bullying, he finally wrought revenge on his tormentor by exposing his cheating in the school election. "

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To take vengeance for.

Examples :

"The student felt wronged by the teacher's harsh grading, and so she wrought revenge by spreading false rumors. "

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Having been worked or prepared somehow.

Examples :

"Is that fence made out of wrought iron?"

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