Definition of labor - Rhyme Finder

Definitions

Noun

a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field"

Noun

productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"

Noun

concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours"

Noun

an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement

Noun

a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor''s interests and formerly the socialization of key industries

Noun

the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913

Noun

any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"

Verb

strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"

Verb

work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"

Verb

undergo the efforts of childbirth

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More General Terms

birth birthing class do work executive department fight giving birth labor party labour party parturition reform movement social class socio-economic class stratum struggle undergo work

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More Specific Terms

adventure assignment baby breeze child''s play cinch corvee dangerous undertaking donkeywork drudgery duck soup effort elbow grease endeavor endeavour endurance contest enterprise escapade exertion grind hackwork haymaking hunt hunting I.W.W. Industrial Workers of the World IWW labor force labor of love labor pool labour of love large order lumpenproletariat manual labor manual labour marathon no-brainer organized labor overwork overworking picnic piece of cake plodding premature labor premature labour proposition pushover reach risky venture roping slavery snap strain strive sweat tall order trade unionism travail unionism venture walkover

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