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Definition of 'labor'

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Noun

  1. productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"
       Synonyms: labour toil
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"
       Synonyms: undertaking project task

Verb

  1. 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
  2. work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"
       Synonyms: labour toil fag travail grind drudge dig moil
  3. undergo the efforts of childbirth
       Synonyms: labour


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