WORK (4)

Work, n. 1. 1. (Cricket) Break; twist.
2. 2. (Mech.) The causing of motion against a resisting force, measured by the product of the force into the component of the motion resolved along the direction of the force.
Energy is the capacity of doing work. . . . Work is the transference of energy from one system to another. Clerk Maxwell. 3. 3. (Mining) Ore before it is dressed.