ALL meanings of labor
la·bor
L l - noun labor Work, especially hard physical work. 1
- noun labor productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain. 1
- noun labor the body of persons engaged in such activity, especially those working for wages. 1
- noun labor this body of persons considered as a class (distinguished from management and capital). 1
- noun labor physical or mental work, especially of a hard or fatiguing kind; toil. 1
- noun labor a job or task done or to be done. 1
- noun labor the physical effort and periodic uterine contractions of childbirth. 1
- noun labor the interval from the onset of these contractions to childbirth. 1
- noun labor (initial capital letter). Also called Labor Department. Informal. the Department of Labor. 1
- verb without object labor to perform labor; exert one's powers of body or mind; work; toil. 1
- verb without object labor to strive, as toward a goal; work hard (often followed by for): to labor for peace. 1
- verb without object labor to act, behave, or function at a disadvantage (usually followed by under): to labor under a misapprehension. 1
- verb without object labor to be in the actual process of giving birth. 1
- verb without object labor to roll or pitch heavily, as a ship. 1
- verb with object labor to develop or dwell on in excessive detail: Don't labor the point. 1
- verb with object labor to burden or tire: to labor the reader with unnecessary detail. 1
- verb with object labor British Dialect. to work or till (soil or the like). 1
- adjective labor of or relating to workers, their associations, or working conditions: labor reforms. 1
- noun labor hard work 1
- noun labor childbirth 1
- noun labor workers 1
- intransitive verb labor do hard work 1
- verbal expression labor work to achieve sth 1
- noun labor American standard spelling of labour. 0
- verb labor American standard spelling of labour. 0
- noun labor physical or mental exertion; work; toil 0
- noun labor a specific task; piece of work 0
- noun labor all wage-earning workers as a group 0
- noun labor all manual workers whose work is characterized largely by physical exertion 0
- noun labor labor unions collectively 0
- noun labor the work accomplished by or the role in production of all workers, esp. workers for wages 0
- noun labor Labor Party 0
- noun labor the process or period of childbirth; parturition; esp., the muscular contractions of giving birth 0
- intransitive verb labor to work; toil 0
- intransitive verb labor to work hard; exert oneself to get or do something; strive 0
- intransitive verb labor to move slowly and with difficulty 0
- intransitive verb labor to pitch and roll heavily 0
- intransitive verb labor to be afflicted or burdened with a liability or limitation (with under) 0
- intransitive verb labor to undergo, and suffer the pains of, childbirth 0
- verb transitive labor to spend too much time and effort on; develop in too great detail 0