Definition of 'labor'
Noun
- productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"
Synonyms: labour toil - a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field"
Synonyms: labour working class proletariat - concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of labor to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours"
Synonyms: parturiency labour confinement lying-in travail childbed - an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement
Synonyms: labor movement trade union movement - a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and the socialization of key industries
Synonyms: Labour Party Labour Labor Party - the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913
Synonyms: Department of Labor Labor Department DoL - any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"
Synonyms: undertaking project task
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"
Synonyms: tug labour push drive - work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"
Synonyms: labour toil fag travail grind drudge dig moil - undergo the efforts of childbirth
Synonyms: labour
