put_to_work (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *put to work*:
VERB	social	put to work, work	cause to work

English > *put to work*: 1 sense > verb 1, social
Meaning	Cause to work.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Synonym	work
Cause to	work, do work	Be employed
Narrower	cybernate, computerize, computerise	Control a function, process, or creation by a computer
	exercise, work, work out	Give a workout to
	overwork, exploit	Work excessively hard
	rack	put on a rack and pinion
	warm up	Cause to do preliminary exercises so as to stretch the muscles
Broader	use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ	put into service
Similar to	work, do work	Be employed

HyperDic: put_to_work