Labour - English meaning

idiom

Try very hard to do something

noun

To try very hard to do something

Usage examples:

She is at pains to point out how much work she has done., i went to great pains to select the best …

noun

The emergence of a baby or other young from the body of its mother; the start of life as a physically separate being.

Usage examples:

He was blind from birth

verb

Give birth to (a baby or other young).

Usage examples:

She birthed five children within ten years

noun

The time when a baby or young animal comes out of its mother's body

Usage examples:

It was a difficult birth., he weighed eight pounds at birth., more men are present at the births of…

noun

The action or process of giving birth.

Usage examples:

A midwife allows mothers to feel more comfortable and calm during birthing

verb

Give birth to (a baby or other young).

Usage examples:

She birthed five children within ten years

noun

The process of producing a baby from your body, or of a baby being born

Usage examples:

Birthing can be a shocking process for those who are unprepared., a birthing room, the birthing pro…

noun

Archaic term for childbirth.

noun

The act of giving birth to a baby

Usage examples:

In childbed the wife probably died in childbed.

noun

The process of giving birth to a child.

Usage examples:

The benefits of exercising after childbirth are well-documented

noun

The process of giving birth to a baby

noun

The act of giving birth to a baby

Usage examples:

A great number of women used to die in childbirth.

noun

The action of confining or state of being confined.

Usage examples:

He was immediately released from his confinement

noun

The situation in which a person or animal is kept somewhere, usually by force

Usage examples:

She spent most of those years under house arrest or close confinement.

noun

Labour uk (= the process of giving birth to a baby)

noun

The process of becoming smaller.

Usage examples:

The general contraction of the industry did further damage to morale

noun

A reduction in size or amount

Usage examples:

[ c ] an economic contraction, [ u ] heat differences cause rapid expansion and contraction of the …

noun

A situation in which less money is being earned, spent, or invested in a market or economy

Usage examples:

Michigan's economy experienced a contraction last year., (a) contraction in sth a sharp contraction…

noun

The action of delivering letters, parcels, or goods.

Usage examples:

Allow up to 28 days for delivery

noun

The act of taking goods, letters, or packages to people's houses or places of work

Usage examples:

[ c ] the company gets two deliveries a day., [ u ] you can pay for the rug on delivery (= when it …

noun

The act of taking goods, letters, parcels, etc. to a place

Usage examples:

Please allow 14 days for delivery., mail/parcel/postal delivery, a delivery driver/truck/van, on de…

noun

Hard menial or dull work.

Usage examples:

Domestic drudgery

noun

Hard, boring work

Usage examples:

Cleaning the oven is sheer drudgery.

noun

Hard boring work

Usage examples:

The drudgery of housework

noun

A vigorous or determined attempt.

Usage examples:

in an effort to save money, i have committed to only buying items that i truly need

noun

Physical or mental activity needed to achieve something, or an attempt to do something

Usage examples:

[ c ] they met again in an effort to end the strike and get people back to work., [ u ] it took yea…

noun

A serious attempt to do something

Usage examples:

An effort to do sth this is part of an ongoing effort to develop the asian debt market., the guidel…

noun

The state of having paid work.

Usage examples:

A fall in the numbers in full-time employment

noun

The fact of someone being paid to work for a company or organization

Usage examples:

Employment levels are unlikely to rise significantly before the end of next year., how long have yo…

noun

To have a job

Usage examples:

Are you in employment at the moment?

verb

Try hard to do or achieve something.

Usage examples:

He is endeavouring to help the third world

noun

An attempt to achieve a goal.

Usage examples:

An endeavour to reduce serious injury

verb

To try to do something

Usage examples:

Engineers are endeavouring to locate the source of the problem., in spite of our best endeavours, i…

noun

Physical or mental effort.

Usage examples:

She was panting with the exertion

noun

The use of a lot of mental or physical effort

Usage examples:

I get out of breath with any kind of physical exertion., we were exhausted after our exertions., th…

noun

The use of something such as authority, power, influence, etc. in order to make something happen

Usage examples:

The exertion of influence over who was appointed to the job

verb

Take part in a violent struggle involving the exchange of physical blows or the use of weapons.

Usage examples:

The men were fighting

noun

A violent confrontation or struggle.

Usage examples:

He'd got into a fight with some bouncers outside a club

verb

Be engaged in a contest or struggle

idiom

Perform a task as well as possible

idiom

To put all your energy or enthusiasm into what you are doing

Usage examples:

The team went all out for the win.

noun

A shoot or twig inserted into a slit on the trunk or stem of a living plant, from which it receives sap.

Usage examples:

From those few grafts, other grafts were made from the top cuttings of the trees, but the seeds hav…

verb

Insert (a shoot or twig) as a graft.

Usage examples:

It was common to graft different varieties on to a single tree trunk

verb

Make money by shady or dishonest means.

Usage examples:

The only friends i had were people i would graft with or put money together for drugs with.

verb

Reduce (something) to small particles or powder by crushing it.

Usage examples:

Grind some black pepper over the salad

noun

A crushing or grating sound or motion.

Usage examples:

The crunch and grind of bulldozers

noun

Reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading

phrasal verb

Study intensively, as before an exam

noun

The fact of working hard

Usage examples:

The city is renowned for its industriousness and education., his prolific career as a songwriter, p…

noun

Economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods in factories.

Usage examples:

New investment incentives for british industry

noun

The companies and activities involved in the production of goods for sale, esp. in a factory

Usage examples:

Business and industry, she’s worked in the banking and computer industries., it takes industry and …

noun

The companies and activities involved in the production of goods

Usage examples:

We hope the government listens to the concerns of industry and drops its plans to introduce another…

phrasal verb

To stay in bed later than usual in the morning

Usage examples:

It was a sunday, so she could lie in till almost lunch time., his skill lies in his ability to comm…

noun

The occasion of a person's birth.

Usage examples:

The place of my nativity

noun

The birth of jesus, celebrated by christians at christmas

Usage examples:

The nativity story

verb

Cause (someone) to work beyond their capacity or strength.

Usage examples:

Employers should be aware that overworking their employees comes at a cost

noun

Excessive work.

Usage examples:

His health broke down under the strain of overwork

verb

To work or make a person or animal work too hard or too long

Usage examples:

[ t ] she overworks her staff., her headaches are likely caused by overwork., i feel overworked and…

noun

The action of giving birth to young; childbirth.

Usage examples:

The weeks following parturition

noun

The act of giving birth

verb

Exert force on (someone or something) in order to move them away from oneself.

Usage examples:

She pushed her glass towards him

noun

An act of pushing someone or something in order to move them away from oneself.

Usage examples:

He closed the door with a push

verb

Move with force, "he pushed the table into a corner"

phrasal verb

To annoy, upset, or inconvenience someone

Usage examples:

Would you be put out if we came tomorrow instead of today?, she put out her hand to shake mine., i …

phrasal verb

To produce a product for sale

Usage examples:

They are going to put out a line of electric cars next year in california., not all machine parts w…

verb

Work hard over a period of time.

Usage examples:

They were slogging away to meet a deadline

noun

A spell of difficult, tiring work or travelling.

Usage examples:

It would be a hard slog back to the camp

verb

Make great efforts to achieve or obtain something.

Usage examples:

National movements were striving for independence

verb

To try hard to do something or make something happen, esp. for a long time or against difficulties

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] neither jefferson nor madison was a pacifist, though both strove to keep americ…

verb

Make forceful or violent efforts to get free of restraint or constriction.

Usage examples:

Before she could struggle, he lifted her up

noun

A forceful or violent effort to get free of restraint or resist attack.

Usage examples:

There were signs of a struggle and there was a lot of blood around

verb

To work hard to do something

Usage examples:

We watched boys on skateboards struggle to keep their balance., he struggled with his cousin, and h…

noun

Moisture exuded through the pores of the skin, typically in profuse quantities as a reaction to heat, physical exertion, fever, or fear.

Usage examples:

Beads of sweat broke out on her brow

verb

Another term for sweatsuit or sweatpants.

verb

To excrete a salty, colorless liquid through the skin, esp. when you are hot or frightened

Usage examples:

He was sweating profusely., the soda cans sweat in this humidity., we have to sweat about money bec…

verb

Work extremely hard or incessantly.

Usage examples:

We toiled away

noun

Exhausting physical labour.

Usage examples:

A life of toil

verb

Work extremely hard or incessantly.

Usage examples:

We toiled away

noun

Exhausting physical labour.

Usage examples:

A life of toil

verb

Present participle of toil

Usage examples:

Farm workers have been toiling in the 100-degree heat over the past week., after toiling away at wo…

noun

Painful or laborious effort.

Usage examples:

Advice for those who wish to save great sorrow and travail

verb

Engage in painful or laborious effort.

Usage examples:

Creation may travail in pain but it cannot escape its destiny

noun

An unpleasant experience or situation, especially one that involves a lot of hard work or effort

Usage examples:

The recent travails of the airline industry

noun

Activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result.

Usage examples:

He was tired after a day's work

verb

Be engaged in physical or mental activity in order to achieve a result; do work.

Usage examples:

She has been working so hard

combining form

Denoting things or parts made of a specified material or with specified tools.

Usage examples:

Silverwork