what does labour mean?
LABOUR as NOUN
- Meaning
- productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
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- his labor did not require a great deal of skill
Hypernyms(s) labour is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
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- there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field
Hypernyms(s) labour is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900
- characterized by the promotion of labor’’s interests and the socialization of key industries
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Hypernyms(s) Labour is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- concluding state of pregnancy
- from the onset of labor to the birth of a child
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- she was in labor for six hours
Hypernyms(s) labour is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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LABOUR as VERB
- Meaning
- undergo the efforts of childbirth
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Hypernyms(s) labour is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- strive and make an effort to reach a goal
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- 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) labour is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- She was digging away at her math homework
- Lexicographers drudge all day long
Hypernyms(s) labour is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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