Labour Definition & Meaning

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

Synonyms for labour

childbed noun

concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours"

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confinement noun

concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child

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dig noun

the site of an archeological exploration

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drive noun

the act of applying force to propel something

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drudge noun

one who works hard at boring tasks a laborer who is obliged to do menial work work hard

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fag noun

offensive term for an openly homosexual man finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper

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grind noun

an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious the grade of particle fineness to

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labor noun

a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

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moil verb

work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long" be agitated

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proletariat noun

a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

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"Labour" in song lyrics

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  • "Curder rapper Ernest like the one slave labour."
    Flipmode Squad — Where You Think You Goin'
  • "Passion is the sum of all labour"
    Long Axe — In My Head
  • "I'd rather pour it on hard labour"
    Obscure Disorder — Lyrically Exposed (Part Two) - The Revelation

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Frequently asked questions

What does labour mean?
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field" concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours" a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
What part of speech is labour?
Labour is a noun and a verb.
How many definitions does labour have?
Labour has 7 definitions across 2 parts of speech (noun, verb).

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