work in

1. 1.

   add by mixing or blending on or attaching

   “work in the butter and the dough will get the right consistency”

   “In his speech, the presidential candidate worked in a lot of learned words”

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Questions about work in

What does work in mean?

work in means "add by mixing or blending on or attaching".

Is work in a common word?

work in is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.