TRAVAIL as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • use of physical or mental energy
    • hard work
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he got an A for effort
    • they managed only with great exertion
    Hypernyms(s) travail is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. 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) travail is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)

TRAVAIL as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • work hard
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • She was digging away at her math homework
    • Lexicographers drudge all day long
    Hypernyms(s) travail is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)