Sekirov Dictionary

labour

UK /ˈleɪ.bə/US /ˈleɪ.bɚ/

noun9

  1. hard work, especially the kind that tires the body
  2. Workers in general; the working class, the workforce; sometimes specifically the labour movement, organised labour.
  3. The act or process of a mother giving birth.
  4. The time period during which a mother gives birth.
  5. A political party or force aiming or claiming to represent the interests of labour.
  6. That which requires hard work for its accomplishment; that which demands effort.
  7. The pitching or tossing of a vessel which results in the straining of timbers and rigging.
  8. (historical) A traditional unit of area in Mexico and Texas, equivalent to 177.1 acres or 71.67 ha.
  9. (rare) A group of moles.

verb5

  1. To toil, to work.
  2. To belabour, to emphasise or expand upon (a point in a debate, etc).
  3. To be oppressed with difficulties or disease; to do one's work under conditions which make it especially hard or wearisome; to move slowly, as against opposition, or under a burden.
  4. To pitch or roll heavily, as a ship in a turbulent sea.
  5. To suffer the pangs of childbirth.
forms

labour'd · laboured · labouring · laboureth · labours · labourest

Phrases with labour

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