LABOUR as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Hyponym(s)
  3. 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) Hypernyms(s) Labour is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  4. Meaning
    • concluding state of pregnancy
    • from the onset of labor to the birth of a child
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s)

LABOUR as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • undergo the efforts of childbirth
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) labour is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s) Entail(s)
  2. Meaning
    • strive and make an effort to reach a goal
    Synonym(s) 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) labour is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) See Also Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • work hard
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Derived(s)