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labour
[ ley-ber ]
labour
/ ˈleɪbə /
noun
- productive work, esp physical toil done for wages
- the people, class, or workers involved in this, esp in contrast to management, capital, etc
- ( as modifier )
a labour dispute
labour relations
- difficult or arduous work or effort
- ( in combination )
labour-saving
- a particular job or task, esp of a difficult nature
- the process or effort of childbirth or the time during which this takes place
- ( as modifier )
labour pains
- labour of lovesomething done for pleasure rather than gain
verb
- intr to perform labour; work
- intr; foll by for, etc to strive or work hard (for something)
- intrusually foll byunder to be burdened (by) or be at a disadvantage (because of)
to labour under a misapprehension
- intr to make one's way with difficulty
- tr to deal with or treat too persistently
to labour a point
- intr (of a woman) to be in labour
- intr (of a ship) to pitch and toss
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Spelling Note
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Derived Forms
- ˈlabouringly, adverb
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Other Words From
- anti·labour adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of labour1
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Example Sentences
They were finally accepted by a Labour Home Secretary, Roy Jenkins, in 1967.
A senior Labour Party MP scoffed at what he suggested was faulty logic.
The middle classes,” Satyarthi once told the BBC, want “cheap, docile labour.
You take away Scotland, you take a major base of Labour strength.
So a Scottish secession need not prevent Labour from winning in a reduced UK.
Great was the surprise of Alf at the honour and labour thus thrust upon him, but he did not shrink from it.
Michael Allcroft returned to his duties, tuned for labour, full of courage, and the spirit of enterprise and action.
Here again we have the landscape of Lorraine and the eternal and infinitely varied theme of rural labour.
This would reduce the available time for direct manual labour at his disposal.
Before she was in labour, she brought forth; before her time came to be delivered, she brought forth a man child.
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