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Definition of Labor
1. Verb. Strive and make an effort to reach a goal. "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"
Related verbs: Bear On, Push
Specialized synonyms: Reach, Strain, Strive
Generic synonyms: Fight, Struggle
Derivative terms: Drive, Laborer, Labour, Push
Also: Push On
2. Noun. A social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages. "There is a shortage of skilled labor in this field"
Generic synonyms: Class, Social Class, Socio-economic Class, Stratum
Specialized synonyms: Labor Force, Labor Pool, Lumpenproletariat, Organized Labor
Member holonyms: Prole, Proletarian, Worker
Derivative terms: Proletarian
3. Verb. Work hard. "Lexicographers drudge all day long"
Generic synonyms: Do Work, Work
Derivative terms: Drudge, Drudge, Drudgery, Grind, Grind, Laborer, Labour, Labourer, Toil, Toiler, Travail
4. Noun. Productive work (especially physical work done for wages). "His labor did not require a great deal of skill"
Specialized synonyms: Roping, Corvee, Donkeywork, Drudgery, Grind, Plodding, Effort, Elbow Grease, Exertion, Sweat, Travail, Hunt, Hunting, Hackwork, Haymaking, Manual Labor, Manual Labour, Overwork, Overworking, Slavery
Generic synonyms: Work
Derivative terms: Laborious, Labour, Labour, Toil
5. Verb. Undergo the efforts of childbirth.
Entails: Bear, Birth, Deliver, Give Birth, Have
Generic synonyms: Undergo
Derivative terms: Labour
6. Noun. Concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child. "She was in labor for six hours"
Terms within: Uterine Contraction, Effacement, Asynclitism, Obliquity
Generic synonyms: Birth, Birthing, Giving Birth, Parturition
Group relationships: Gestation, Maternity, Pregnancy
Specialized synonyms: Premature Labor, Premature Labour
Derivative terms: Labour, Parturient, Parturient
7. Noun. An organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement.
Terms within: Brotherhood, Labor Union, Trade Union, Trades Union, Union
Specialized synonyms: I.w.w., Industrial Workers Of The World, Iww, Trade Unionism, Unionism
Generic synonyms: Reform Movement
8. Noun. A political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries.
Generic synonyms: Labor Party, Labour Party
Member holonyms: Labourite
9. Noun. The federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913.
Generic synonyms: Executive Department
Terms within: Occupational Safety And Health Administration, Osha
10. Noun. Any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted. "He prepared for great undertakings"
Specialized synonyms: Breeze, Child's Play, Cinch, Duck Soup, Picnic, Piece Of Cake, Pushover, Snap, Walkover, Adventure, Dangerous Undertaking, Escapade, Risky Venture, Assignment, Baby, Endeavor, Endeavour, Enterprise, Labor Of Love, Labour Of Love, Endurance Contest, Marathon, No-brainer, Proposition, Large Order, Tall Order, Venture
Generic synonyms: Work
Specialized synonyms: Manhattan Project
Derivative terms: Project, Task, Undertake
Definition of Labor
1. n. Physical toil or bodily exertion, especially when fatiguing, irksome, or unavoidable, in distinction from sportive exercise; hard, muscular effort directed to some useful end, as agriculture, manufactures, and like; servile toil; exertion; work.
2. v. i. To exert muscular strength; to exert one's strength with painful effort, particularly in servile occupations; to work; to toil.
3. v. t. To work at; to work; to till; to cultivate by toil.
4. n. A stope or set of stopes.
Definition of Labor
1. Proper noun. (Australia informal) The Australian Labor Party. ¹
2. Noun. Effort expended on a particular task; toil, work. ¹
3. Noun. Workers collectively; the workforce; the working class. ¹
4. Noun. The labor union movement; organized labor. ¹
5. Noun. The act of a mother giving birth or the time period during which a mother gives birth. ¹
6. Verb. (American English) spelling of labour; see British/Commonwealth entry for definitions, etymology, pronunciation, translations, etc. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Labor
1. to work [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: work
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