hands-on work
noun phraseUK /ˌhændz ˈɒn wɜːk/
US /ˌhændz ˈɑːn wɝːk/
Work you do with your hands instead of just thinking or talking about it.
The children did hands-on work in the garden, planting seeds and pulling weeds.
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2. Work that involves direct experience with real things rather than ideas alone.
Her hands-on work at the animal shelter taught her how to care for puppies.
3. A job that requires using tools or your body to make or fix things.
Fixing bicycles is hands-on work that he enjoys every weekend.
4. Learning by doing an activity yourself instead of only reading about it.
The science class includes hands-on work with magnets and batteries.