<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used without object): to work hard; drudge.</li><li>to whirl or churn ceaselessly; twist; eddy.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>hard work or drudgery.</li><li>confusion, turmoil, or trouble.</li><li>Glassmaking: a superfluous piece of glass formed during blowing and removed in the finishing operation.</li><li>Mining: a short hand tool with a polygonal point, used for breaking or prying out rock.</li></ul>