The difference between Rework and Work over
When used as verbs, rework means to redo, correct, or rebuild, whereas work over means to improve a prototype, or first draft.
Rework is also noun with the meaning: the act of redoing, correcting, or rebuilding.
check bellow for the other definitions of Rework and Work over
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Rework as a noun:
The act of redoing, correcting, or rebuilding.
Examples:
"They sent the assembly back to the shop for rework."
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Rework as a noun (in particular, food manufacturing):
Taking unsaleable food and using it in the manufacture of other food.
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Rework as a noun:
Something redone, corrected or rebuilt.
Examples:
"They received the rework back from the shop."
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Rework as a noun:
Work done to correct defects associated with a deliverable product, plus any root cause analysis effort to identify the task(s) to be re-performed.
Examples:
"The schedule has been pushed back because of the rework."
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Rework as a noun (countable):
An instance of reworking.
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Rework as a verb:
To redo, correct, or rebuild.
Examples:
"You'll have to rework the crank assembly to incorporate the changes."
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Work over as a verb (transitive):
To improve a prototype, or first draft.
Examples:
"The estimated figures are not bad, but somebody will have to work them over."
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Work over as a verb (transitive, slang):
To physically attack in order to cause injury.
Examples:
"He'll talk, once we work him over."
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Work over as a verb (transitive, slang):
To subject (a person) to a severe scolding, interrogation, etc.