a man with whom a person has a platonic intimacy at work

a woman with whom a person has a platonic intimacy at work.

(informal) A platonic intimacy between two people (often a man and a woman) who work at the same workplace.

(idiomatic) Work (especially that which is heavy, repetitive or mindless) that is considered undesirable and therefore delegated to underlings.

Attributive use of work in progress as adjective.

(idiomatic) A man or woman in the workplace with whom one shares a special relationship similar to marriage, with confidences, loyalties, shared jokes and experiences, and an unusual degree of honesty or openness.

Distasteful tasks.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, to, work. / To begin performing some task or work. / To go to one's job, as by commuting. / (idiomatic) To beat up, to batter.

(physics) The minimum energy needed to remove an electron from the surface of a material

(US) A social program designed to wean those receiving government benefits back into employment.