work on

1. To exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something (synset 202420169)
   "the child worked at the multiplication table until she had it down cold"
   is a type of: work - exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
   subtypes: belabor, belabour - to work at or to absurd length
   same as: work at
2. Shape, form, or improve a material (synset 201672498)
   "work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal"
   is a type of: transform, transmute, transubstantiate - change or alter in form, appearance, or nature
   subtypes:

   • hot-work - roll, press, forge, or shape (metal) while hot
   • cold work, coldwork - shape (metal) without heat
   • overwork - use too much
   • make over, retread, rework - use again in altered form
   • rack - work on a rack
   • tool - work with a tool
   • till - work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation
   same as: process, work
   verb group: forge, form, mold, mould, shape, work - make something, usually for a specific function

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