underwork

1. (transitive) To require too little work from; to work insufficiently.transitive

2. (intransitive, obsolete) To work or operate in secret or clandestinely.Examples: "[H]e raiſeth (in priuate) a nevv Inſtrument, one Sertorius Macro, and by him vndervvorketh, diſcouers the others Coũſells [i.e., counsels], his Means, his Ends, […]"intransitiveobsolete

3. (ambitransitive) To do less work than necessary (on).Examples: "to underwork a painting"ambitransitive

4. (intransitive) To do work for inadequate payment.intransitive

5. (transitive) To injure by working secretly; to destroy or overthrow by clandestine measure; to undermine.Examples: "But thou from loving England art so far, That thou hast underwrought his lawful king."transitive

6. (transitive) To do similar work for a lesser price than; to undercut.Examples: "One mason may underwork another."transitive