Definition of labour - 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

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

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

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

Verb

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

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

undergo the efforts of childbirth

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Synonyms

British Labour Party childbed confinement dig drive drudge fag grind labor Labour Party lying-in moil parturiency proletariat push toil travail tug working class

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More General Terms

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

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More Specific Terms

corvee donkeywork drudgery effort elbow grease exertion grind hackwork haymaking hunt hunting labor force labor pool lumpenproletariat manual labor manual labour organized labor overwork overworking plodding premature labor premature labour reach roping slavery strain strive sweat travail

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