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Noun
- any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
- he prepared for great undertakings
- the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913
- a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries
- an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement
- concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
- she was in labor for six hours
- productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
- his labor did not require a great deal of skill
- a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
- there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field
Verb
- undergo the efforts of childbirth
- work hard
- She was digging away at her math homework
- Lexicographers drudge all day long
- 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