What is the meaning of The_works?

plural of work in its countable senses

A factory or factories, or a similar collection(s) of industrial facilities.

A mechanism or machinery; the means by which something happens.

Everything or everything that is available or possible; especially, all available toppings on food.

Drastic treatment; abuse; the axe (dismissal).

A heroin or other drug addict's equipment: syringes, needles, etc.

third-person singular simple present indicative of work

Source: wiktionary.org