Meaning of labour in English

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Verb

    labour

    Definitions

    1. work hard

    Examples

    • « She was digging away at her math homework »
    • « Lexicographers drudge all day long »
  2. 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. 3. undergo the efforts of childbirth

  4. 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 »
  5. 2. concluding state of pregnancy

    Examples

    • « from the onset of labor to the birth of a child »
    • « she was in labor for six hours »
  6. 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 »
  7. 4. productive work (especially physical work done for wages)

    Examples

    • « his labor did not require a great deal of skill »