Definition of Labour

  • (noun) productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"
  • (noun) a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field"
  • (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
  • (noun) concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours"
  • (verb) undergo the efforts of childbirth
  • (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"
  • (verb) work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"

Antonyms of Labour


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Homophones of Labour