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labor / Labor > 10 senses
NOUN1labor, labour, toilProductive work (especially physical work done for wages)
2labor, labour, working class, proletariatA social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
3labor, parturiency, labour, confinement, lying-in, travail, childbedConcluding state of pregnancy
4labor, labor movement, trade union movementAn organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action especially via labor unions (especially the leaders of this movement)
5Labor, Labour Party, Labour, Labor PartyA political party formed in Great Britain in 1900
6Labor, Department of Labor, Labor Department, DoLThe federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States
7labor, undertaking, project, taskAny piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
VERB1labor, tug, labour, push, driveStrive and make an effort to reach a goal
2labor, labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, dig, moilWork hard
3labor, labourUndergo the efforts of childbirth
labor / Labor > pronunciation
Soundsley'ber
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labor > noun 1, act
MeaningProductive work (especially physical work done for wages).
Examples"his labor did not require a great deal of skill"
Synonymslabour, toil
Narrowerroping; corvee; drudgery, plodding, grind, donkeywork; effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat; hunt, hunting; hackwork; haymaking; manual labor, manual labour; overwork, overworking; slavery
Broaderwork
Verbslabor
labor > noun 2, group
MeaningA social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages.
Examples"there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field"
Synonymslabour, working class, proletariat
Membersproletarian, prole, worker
Narrowerlabor force, labor pool
Broaderclass, social class, socio-economic class
labor > noun 3, state
MeaningConcluding state of pregnancy. From the onset of labor to the birth of a child.
Examples"she was in labor for six hours"
Synonymsparturiency, labour, confinement, lying-in, travail, childbed
Part ofpregnancy, gestation, maternity
Partsuterine contraction; effacement; asynclitism, obliquity
Narrowerpremature labor, premature labour
Broaderparturition, birth, giving birth, birthing
Verbslabor
labor > noun 4, group
MeaningAn organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action especially via labor unions (especially the leaders of this movement).
Synonymslabor movement, trade union movement
Partsunion, labor union, trade union, trades union, brotherhood
NarrowerIndustrial Workers of the World, IWW, I.W.W.; unionism, trade unionism
Broaderreform movement
Labor > noun 5, group
MeaningA political party formed in Great Britain in 1900. Characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and the socialization of key industries.
SynonymsLabour Party, Labour, Labor Party
MembersLabourite
Broaderparty, political party
Labor > noun 6, group
MeaningThe federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States. Created in 1913.
SynonymsDepartment of Labor, Labor Department, DoL
PartsOccupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA
Broaderexecutive department
labor > noun 7, act
MeaningAny piece of work that is undertaken or attempted.
Synonymsundertaking, project, task
Narrowercinch, breeze, picnic, snap, duck soup, child's play, pushover, walkover, piece of cake; adventure, escapade, risky venture, dangerous undertaking; assignment; baby; enterprise, endeavor, endeavour; labor of love, labour of love; marathon, endurance contest; no-brainer; proposition; tall order, large order; venture; Manhattan Project
Broaderwork
Verbslabor; labor
labor > verb 1, social
MeaningStrive and make an effort to reach a goal.
PatternSomebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Synonymstug, labour, push, drive
Narrowerstrive, reach, strain
Broaderfight, struggle
Similar topush, bear on
Nounslabor; laborer
labor > verb 2, social
MeaningWork hard.
PatternSomebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Synonymslabour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, dig, moil
Broaderwork, do work
Nounslabor; laborer; labor
labor > verb 3, body
MeaningUndergo the efforts of childbirth.
PatternSomebody ----s
Synonymslabour
Entailsgive birth, deliver, bear, birth, have
Broaderexperience, receive, have, get, undergo
Nounslabor

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