toil /tɔɪl/verb 4noun 3forms 6 verb4 •To labour; work. •To work (something); often with out.places well toiled and husbanded — 1601 •To struggle. •To weary through excessive labour.toiled with works of war — 1595 noun3 •Labour, work, especially of a grueling nature.[…] he set to work again and made the snow fly in all directions around him. After some further toil his efforts were rewarded, and a very shabby door-mat lay exposed to view. — 1908 •Trouble, strife. •[usually plural] A net or snare; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey.Then toils for beasts, and lime for birds, were found. — 1697 formstoil'd · toiled · toiling · toileth · toils · toilest