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labour

/ˈleɪ.bɚ/noun, verb2 syllables

Labour means: work hard.

Synonyms for labour30

noun, as in concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child

parturiency, labor, confinement, lying-in, travail, childbed

noun, as in any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

undertaking, project, task, labor

noun, as in a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries

British Labour Party, Labour Party, Labor

noun, as in a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

labor, working class, proletariat

noun, as in an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement

labor movement, trade union movement, labor

noun, as in productive work (especially physical work done for wages)

labor, toil

verb, as in work hard

labor, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, dig, moil

verb, as in strive and make an effort to reach a goal

tug, labor, push, drive, bear on

verb, as in undergo the efforts of childbirth

labor

also used for labour

childbirth, parturition, quarter-section, swink, work

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What does labour mean?9

verb

1

work hard“She was digging away at her math homework”

2

strive and make an effort to reach a goal“She tugged for years to make a decent living”

3

undergo the efforts of childbirth

noun

1

concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child“she was in labor for six hours”

2

any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted“he prepared for great undertakings”

3

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

a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages“there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field”

5

an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement

6

productive work (especially physical work done for wages)“his labor did not require a great deal of skill”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with labour?4

two syllables

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Labour in a sentence

  • Surpassing labour intensive, capital intensive, the age has shifted greatly to knowledge intensive.unknown
  • The earth, because it is not a product of labour, cannot have a value.tijlan
  • After manual labour, you may all go home.LeeSooHa
  • Four factors of success are land, labour, capital and organization.Objectivesea
  • As beasts of labour buffaloes are excessively strong, but slow and unmanageable.Cangarejo
  • They rarely spoke of the labour problem at their workplace.fcbond
  • A country without enough labour force cannot be self sufficient.unknown
  • Money could not be converted into capital if wage labour did not exist.tijlan

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Forms of labour

as a noun

plural
labours

as a verb

past tense
laboured
present participle
labouring
third-person singular
labours
past participle
laboured