<p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>to work hard; drudge</li><li>to whirl or churn ceaselessly; twist; eddy</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>Archaic: to wet or smear</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>