labour

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/ˈleɪ.bə/ English

Definitions

noun

Effort expended on a particular task; toil, work.
That which requires hard work for its accomplishment; that which demands effort.
Workers in general; the working class, the workforce; sometimes specifically the labour movement, organised labour.
A political party or force aiming or claiming to represent the interests of labour.

verb

To toil, to work.
To belabour, to emphasise or expand upon (a point in a debate, etc).“I think we've all got the idea. There's no need to labour the point.”
To be oppressed with difficulties or disease; to do one's work under conditions which make it especially hard or wearisome; to move slowly, as against opposition, or under a burden.
To suffer the pangs of childbirth.

Related words

Synonyms

swink toil work moil travail push drive tug drudge confinement grind working class proletariat labor dig labour party labor party childbed

Associated

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Rhymes

dour lour scour sour labor neighbor saber jour sabre belabor

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