labour
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la·bour
 (lā'bər) Pronunciation Key
n. , v. & adj. Chiefly British Variant of labor. |
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| labour | |
noun | |
| 1. | a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field" [syn: labor] |
| 2. | concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours" [syn: parturiency] |
| 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 [syn: British Labour Party] |
| 4. | productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill" [syn: labor] |
verb | |
| 1. | work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long" [syn: labor] |
| 2. | 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" [syn: tug] |
| 3. | undergo the efforts of childbirth [syn: labor] |
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