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Meaning of labour in English
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Verb
labour
Definitions
1.
work hard
Examples
« She was digging away at her math homework »
« Lexicographers drudge all day long »
2.
strive and make an effort to reach a goal
Examples
« 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 »
3.
undergo the efforts of childbirth
Noun
labour
Definitions
1.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
Examples
« there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field »
2.
concluding state of pregnancy
Examples
« from the onset of labor to the birth of a child »
« she was in labor for six hours »
3.
a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900
Examples
« characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and the socialization of key industries »
4.
productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
Examples
« his labor did not require a great deal of skill »