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Definition of Labour
1. Verb. Work hard. "Lexicographers drudge all day long"
Generic synonyms: Do Work, Work
Derivative terms: Drudge, Drudge, Drudgery, Grind, Grind, Labor, Labor, Laborer, Labourer, Toil, Toiler, Travail
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. 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, Labor, Laborer, Push
Also: Push On
4. 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: Labor, Parturient, Parturient
5. Verb. Undergo the efforts of childbirth.
Entails: Bear, Birth, Deliver, Give Birth, Have
Generic synonyms: Undergo
Derivative terms: Labor
6. 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
7. 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: Labor, Laborious, Toil
Definition of Labour
1. Proper noun. Short for the Labour Party. ¹
2. Noun. Effort expended on a particular task; toil, work. ¹
3. Noun. Workers in general; the working class, the workforce; ''sometimes specifically'' the labour movement, organised labour. ¹
4. Noun. A political party or force aiming or claiming to represent the interests of labour. ¹
5. Noun. The act of a mother giving birth ¹
6. Noun. The time period during which a mother gives birth. ¹
7. Verb. (intransitive) To toil, to work. ¹
8. Verb. (transitive) To belabour, to emphasise or expand upon (a point in a debate, etc). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Labour
1. to labor [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: labor
Medical Definition of Labour
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