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manual work — work that is performed by human hands and not by machines … English contemporary dictionary
Manual labour — Detail from Labor, Charles Sprague Pearce (1896). Manual labour (British English), manual labor (American English) or manual work is physical work done by people, most especially in contrast to that done by machines, and also to that done by… … Wikipedia
manual — ▪ I. manual man‧u‧al 1 [ˈmænjuəl] adjective 1. using your hands and your physical strength or abilities, rather than your mind: • He did all kinds of manual work. • A shortage of manual labor (= people who do manual work ) is keeping wages and… … Financial and business terms
manual versus non-manual distinction — A broad dichotomy in the study of occupational stratification , which correlates with many social indicators such as income, health, and educational attainment, as well as conditions of employment broadly defined. It is, nevertheless, based on a… … Dictionary of sociology
manual — [[t]mæ̱njuəl[/t]] manuals 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Manual work is work in which you use your hands or your physical strength rather than your mind. ...skilled manual workers... They have no reservations about taking factory or manual jobs. Syn: blue… … English dictionary
work — ▪ I. work work 1 [wɜːk ǁ wɜːrk] verb 1. [intransitive] to do a job that you are paid for: • Harry is 78 and still working. • Most of the people I went to school with work in factories. work for • David works for a broadcasting company … Financial and business terms
manual — man|u|al1 [ˈmænjuəl] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: manuel, from Latin manualis, from manus hand ] 1.) manual work involves using your hands or your physical strength rather than your mind = ↑blue collar manual job/labour/worker etc ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
manual — 1 adjective 1 involving the use of the hands: manual work | manual skills 2 operated or done by hand or without the help of electricity, computers etc: a manual typewriter | It would take too long to do a manual search of all the data. manually… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
work — /werrk/, n., adj., v., worked or (Archaic except for 35, 37, 40) wrought; working. n. 1. exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil. 2. something on which exertion or labor is expended; a task or undertaking: The… … Universalium
work — [[t]wɜrk[/t]] n. adj. v. worked (Archaic except in some senses, esp.35,37,40)wrought; working. 1) exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil 2) something on which exertion or labor is expended; a task or… … From formal English to slang
manual — 1. adjective 1) manual work Syn: done with one s hands, by hand, laboring, physical, blue collar 2) a manual drill Syn: hand operated, hand, nonelectric, nonautomatic 2. noun … Thesaurus of popular words
