labor Antonyms
Meaning of labor
labor (n)
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement
a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries
the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
labor (v)
strive and make an effort to reach a goal
work hard
undergo the efforts of childbirth
labor (n.)
Physical toil or bodily exertion, especially when fatiguing, irksome, or unavoidable, in distinction from sportive exercise; hard, muscular effort directed to some useful end, as agriculture, manufactures, and like; servile toil; exertion; work.
Intellectual exertion; mental effort; as, the labor of compiling a history.
That which requires hard work for its accomplishment; that which demands effort.
Travail; the pangs and efforts of childbirth.
Any pang or distress.
The pitching or tossing of a vessel which results in the straining of timbers and rigging.
A measure of land in Mexico and Texas, equivalent to an area of 177/ acres.
To exert muscular strength; to exert one's strength with painful effort, particularly in servile occupations; to work; to toil.
To exert one's powers of mind in the prosecution of any design; to strive; to take pains.
To be oppressed with difficulties or disease; to do one's work under conditions which make it especially hard, wearisome; to move slowly, as against opposition, or under a burden; to be burdened; -- often with under, and formerly with of.
To be in travail; to suffer the pangs of childbirth.
To pitch or roll heavily, as a ship in a turbulent sea.
A store or set of stopes.
labor (v. t.)
To work at; to work; to till; to cultivate by toil.
To form or fabricate with toil, exertion, or care.
To prosecute, or perfect, with effort; to urge stre/uously; as, to labor a point or argument.
To belabor; to beat.
labor Sentence Examples
- During childbirth, the mother's body goes through intense labor contractions.
- The construction workers labored tirelessly to complete the building project on time.
- The factory workers organized a labor union to fight for better wages and working conditions.
- The farmers labored in the fields from sunrise to sunset to harvest their crops.
- The pregnant woman was admitted to the hospital when she went into labor.
- The students labored over their final exams, hoping to achieve good grades.
- The researchers labored in the laboratory, conducting experiments and analyzing data.
- The artist labored for months on their latest piece, carefully crafting every detail.
- The athlete labored through the pain, determined to win the race.
- The politician labored to craft a speech that would resonate with voters.
FAQs About the word labor
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages, productive work (especially physical work done for wages), concluding state of pregnancy;
effort, headache,job, drudgery, bear, chore, killer, beast,burden, strain
setup, snap, snap, kid stuff, duck soup, duck soup, kid stuff, setup, cinch, breeze
During childbirth, the mother's body goes through intense labor contractions.
The construction workers labored tirelessly to complete the building project on time.
The factory workers organized a labor union to fight for better wages and working conditions.
The farmers labored in the fields from sunrise to sunset to harvest their crops.
