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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
la·bour       [ley-ber] Pronunciation Key
–noun, verb (used without object), verb (used with object), adjective Chiefly British.
labor.
See -or1.
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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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