LABOR as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
   Synonym(s)
   • labour (what does labour mean?)
   • toil (what does toil mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • his labor did not require a great deal of skill
   Hypernyms(s) labor is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • work (what does work mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • roping (what does roping mean?)
   • corvee (what does corvee mean?)
   • drudgery (what does drudgery mean?)
   • plodding (what does plodding mean?)
   • grind (what does grind mean?)
   • donkeywork (what does donkeywork mean?)
   • effort (what does effort mean?)
   • elbow grease (what does elbow grease mean?)
   • exertion (what does exertion mean?)
   • travail (what does travail mean?)
   • sweat (what does sweat mean?)
   • hunt (what does hunt mean?)
   • hunting (what does hunting mean?)
   • hackwork (what does hackwork mean?)
   • haymaking (what does haymaking mean?)
   • manual labor (what does manual labor mean?)
   • manual labour (what does manual labour mean?)
   • overwork (what does overwork mean?)
   • overworking (what does overworking mean?)
   • slavery (what does slavery mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • labor (what does labor mean?)
   • labour (what does labour mean?)
   • toil (what does toil mean?)
   • fag (what does fag mean?)
   • travail (what does travail mean?)
   • grind (what does grind mean?)
   • drudge (what does drudge mean?)
   • dig (what does dig mean?)
   • moil (what does moil mean?)
   • tug (what does tug mean?)
   • labor (what does labor mean?)
   • labour (what does labour mean?)
   • push (what does push mean?)
   • drive (what does drive mean?)
   • labor (what does labor mean?)
   • labour (what does labour mean?)
   • toil (what does toil mean?)
   • fag (what does fag mean?)
   • travail (what does travail mean?)
   • grind (what does grind mean?)
   • drudge (what does drudge mean?)
   • dig (what does dig mean?)
   • moil (what does moil mean?)
   • labor (what does labor mean?)
   • labour (what does labour mean?)
   • toil (what does toil mean?)
   • fag (what does fag mean?)
   • travail (what does travail mean?)
   • grind (what does grind mean?)
   • drudge (what does drudge mean?)
   • dig (what does dig mean?)
   • moil (what does moil mean?)
2. Meaning
   • any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
   Synonym(s)
   • project (what does project mean?)
   • task (what does task mean?)
   • undertaking (what does undertaking mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he prepared for great undertakings
   Hypernyms(s) labor is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • work (what does work mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • cinch (what does cinch mean?)
   • breeze (what does breeze mean?)
   • picnic (what does picnic mean?)
   • snap (what does snap mean?)
   • duck soup (what does duck soup mean?)
   • child’s play (what does child’s play mean?)
   • pushover (what does pushover mean?)
   • walkover (what does walkover mean?)
   • piece of cake (what does piece of cake mean?)
   • adventure (what does adventure mean?)
   • escapade (what does escapade mean?)
   • risky venture (what does risky venture mean?)
   • dangerous undertaking (what does dangerous undertaking mean?)
   • assignment (what does assignment mean?)
   • baby (what does baby mean?)
   • enterprise (what does enterprise mean?)
   • endeavor (what does endeavor mean?)
   • endeavour (what does endeavour mean?)
   • labor of love (what does labor of love mean?)
   • labour of love (what does labour of love mean?)
   • marathon (what does marathon mean?)
   • endurance contest (what does endurance contest mean?)
   • no-brainer (what does no-brainer mean?)
   • proposition (what does proposition mean?)
   • tall order (what does tall order mean?)
   • large order (what does large order mean?)
   • venture (what does venture mean?)
   • Manhattan Project (what does Manhattan Project mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • labor (what does labor mean?)
   • labour (what does labour mean?)
   • toil (what does toil mean?)
   • fag (what does fag mean?)
   • travail (what does travail mean?)
   • grind (what does grind mean?)
   • drudge (what does drudge mean?)
   • dig (what does dig mean?)
   • moil (what does moil mean?)
   • tug (what does tug mean?)
   • labor (what does labor mean?)
   • labour (what does labour mean?)
   • push (what does push mean?)
   • drive (what does drive mean?)
   • task (what does task mean?)
   • plan (what does plan mean?)
   • project (what does project mean?)
   • contrive (what does contrive mean?)
   • design (what does design mean?)
   • undertake (what does undertake mean?)
   • set about (what does set about mean?)
   • attempt (what does attempt mean?)
3. Meaning
   • the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States
   • created in 1913
   Synonym(s)
   • Department of Labor (what does Department of Labor mean?)
   • DoL (what does DoL mean?)
   • Labor Department (what does Labor Department mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) Labor is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • executive department (what does executive department mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
   Synonym(s)
   • labour (what does labour mean?)
   • proletariat (what does proletariat mean?)
   • working class (what does working class mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field
   Hypernyms(s) labor is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • class (what does class mean?)
   • social class (what does social class mean?)
   • socio-economic class (what does socio-economic class mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • labor force (what does labor force mean?)
   • labor pool (what does labor pool mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900
   • characterized by the promotion of labor’’s interests and the socialization of key industries
   Synonym(s)
   • Labor Party (what does Labor Party mean?)
   • Labour (what does Labour mean?)
   • Labour Party (what does Labour Party mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) Labor is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • party (what does party mean?)
   • political party (what does political party mean?)
6. Meaning
   • an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action especially via labor unions (especially the leaders of this movement)
   Synonym(s)
   • labor movement (what does labor movement mean?)
   • trade union movement (what does trade union movement mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) labor is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • reform movement (what does reform movement mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • Industrial Workers of the World (what does Industrial Workers of the World mean?)
   • IWW (what does IWW mean?)
   • I.W.W. (what does I.W.W. mean?)
   • unionism (what does unionism mean?)
   • trade unionism (what does trade unionism mean?)
7. Meaning
   • concluding state of pregnancy
   • from the onset of labor to the birth of a child
   Synonym(s)
   • childbed (what does childbed mean?)
   • confinement (what does confinement mean?)
   • labour (what does labour mean?)
   • lying-in (what does lying-in mean?)
   • parturiency (what does parturiency mean?)
   • travail (what does travail mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • she was in labor for six hours
   Hypernyms(s) labor is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • parturition (what does parturition mean?)
   • birth (what does birth mean?)
   • giving birth (what does giving birth mean?)
   • birthing (what does birthing mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • premature labor (what does premature labor mean?)
   • premature labour (what does premature labour mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • labor (what does labor mean?)
   • labour (what does labour mean?)
   • labor (what does labor mean?)
   • labour (what does labour mean?)

LABOR as VERB

1. Meaning
   • undergo the efforts of childbirth
   Synonym(s)
   • labour (what does labour mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) labor is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • experience (what does experience mean?)
   • receive (what does receive mean?)
   • have (what does have mean?)
   • get (what does get mean?)
   • undergo (what does undergo mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • parturiency (what does parturiency mean?)
   • labor (what does labor mean?)
   • labour (what does labour mean?)
   • confinement (what does confinement mean?)
   • lying-in (what does lying-in mean?)
   • travail (what does travail mean?)
   • childbed (what does childbed mean?)
   • parturiency (what does parturiency mean?)
   • labor (what does labor mean?)
   • labour (what does labour mean?)
   • confinement (what does confinement mean?)
   • lying-in (what does lying-in mean?)
   • travail (what does travail mean?)
   • childbed (what does childbed mean?)
   Entail(s)
   • give birth (what does give birth mean?)
   • deliver (what does deliver mean?)
   • bear (what does bear mean?)
   • birth (what does birth mean?)
   • have (what does have mean?)
2. Meaning
   • strive and make an effort to reach a goal
   Synonym(s)
   • drive (what does drive mean?)
   • labour (what does labour mean?)
   • push (what does push mean?)
   • tug (what does tug mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Hypernyms(s) labor is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • fight (what does fight mean?)
   • struggle (what does struggle mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • strive (what does strive mean?)
   • reach (what does reach mean?)
   • strain (what does strain mean?)
   See Also
   • press on (what does press on mean?)
   • push on (what does push on mean?)
   • plough on (what does plough on mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • campaign (what does campaign mean?)
   • cause (what does cause mean?)
   • crusade (what does crusade mean?)
   • drive (what does drive mean?)
   • movement (what does movement mean?)
   • effort (what does effort mean?)
   • energy (what does energy mean?)
   • push (what does push mean?)
   • get-up-and-go (what does get-up-and-go mean?)
   • labor (what does labor mean?)
   • labour (what does labour mean?)
   • toil (what does toil mean?)
   • undertaking (what does undertaking mean?)
   • project (what does project mean?)
   • task (what does task mean?)
   • labor (what does labor mean?)
   • laborer (what does laborer mean?)
   • manual laborer (what does manual laborer mean?)
   • labourer (what does labourer mean?)
   • jack (what does jack mean?)
3. Meaning
   • work hard
   Synonym(s)
   • dig (what does dig mean?)
   • drudge (what does drudge mean?)
   • fag (what does fag mean?)
   • grind (what does grind mean?)
   • labour (what does labour mean?)
   • moil (what does moil mean?)
   • toil (what does toil mean?)
   • travail (what does travail mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • She was digging away at her math homework
   • Lexicographers drudge all day long
   Hypernyms(s) labor is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • work (what does work mean?)
   • do work (what does do work mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • drudge (what does drudge mean?)
   • peon (what does peon mean?)
   • navvy (what does navvy mean?)
   • galley slave (what does galley slave mean?)
   • hack (what does hack mean?)
   • drudge (what does drudge mean?)
   • hacker (what does hacker mean?)
   • drudgery (what does drudgery mean?)
   • plodding (what does plodding mean?)
   • grind (what does grind mean?)
   • donkeywork (what does donkeywork mean?)
   • swot (what does swot mean?)
   • grind (what does grind mean?)
   • nerd (what does nerd mean?)
   • wonk (what does wonk mean?)
   • dweeb (what does dweeb mean?)
   • drudgery (what does drudgery mean?)
   • plodding (what does plodding mean?)
   • grind (what does grind mean?)
   • donkeywork (what does donkeywork mean?)
   • effort (what does effort mean?)
   • elbow grease (what does elbow grease mean?)
   • exertion (what does exertion mean?)
   • travail (what does travail mean?)
   • sweat (what does sweat mean?)
   • toiler (what does toiler mean?)
   • labor (what does labor mean?)
   • labour (what does labour mean?)
   • toil (what does toil mean?)
   • labor (what does labor mean?)
   • labour (what does labour mean?)
   • toil (what does toil mean?)
   • laborer (what does laborer mean?)
   • manual laborer (what does manual laborer mean?)
   • labourer (what does labourer mean?)
   • jack (what does jack mean?)
   • labor (what does labor mean?)
   • labour (what does labour mean?)
   • toil (what does toil mean?)
   • undertaking (what does undertaking mean?)
   • project (what does project mean?)
   • task (what does task mean?)
   • labor (what does labor mean?)
   • laborer (what does laborer mean?)
   • manual laborer (what does manual laborer mean?)
   • labourer (what does labourer mean?)
   • jack (what does jack mean?)