LABOUR

(noun) productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
"his labor did not require a great deal of skill"
synonyms : labor , toil
(noun) a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
"there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field"
synonyms : labor , proletariat , working class
(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
synonyms : british labour party , labor , labour party
(noun) concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
"she was in labor for six hours"
synonyms : childbed , confinement , labor , lying-in , parturiency , travail
(verb) undergo the efforts of childbirth
synonyms : labor
(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 , labor , push , tug
(verb) work hard
"She was digging away at her math homework", "Lexicographers drudge all day long"
synonyms : dig , drudge , fag , grind , labor , moil , toil , travail

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