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 Definition of 'labour':

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1. (noun) laborlabourworking classproletariat
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
"there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field"

2. (noun) parturiencylaborlabourconfinementlying-intravailchildbed
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
"she was in labor for six hours"

3. (noun) British Labour PartyLabour PartyLabourLabor
a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries


4. (noun) laborlabourtoil
productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
"his labor did not require a great deal of skill"

5. (verb) laborlabourtoilfagtravailgrinddrudgedigmoil
work hard
"She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"

6. (verb) tuglaborlabourpushdrive
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"

7. (verb) laborlabour
undergo the efforts of childbirth



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