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labor

noun

productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"
Synonyms: labour, toil
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field"
Synonyms: labour, proletariat, working class
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of labor to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours"
Synonyms: childbed, confinement, labour, lying-in, parturiency, travail
an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action especially via labor unions (especially the leaders of this movement)
Synonyms: labor movement, trade union movement
a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor''s interests and the socialization of key industries
Synonyms: Labor Party, Labour, Labour Party
the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913
Synonyms: Department of Labor, DoL, Labor Department
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"
Synonyms: project, task, undertaking

verb

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"
Synonyms: drive, labour, push, tug
work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"
Synonyms: dig, drudge, fag, grind, labour, moil, toil, travail
undergo the efforts of childbirth
Synonyms: labour