Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  labor 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  labor 
 
  Sense  1 
  tug,  labor,  labour,  push  drive 
  =>  strive,  reach,  strain 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  labor 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  labor 
 
  Sense  1 
  tug,  labor,  labour,  push  drive 
  =>  strive,  reach,  strain 
  =>  overstrain 
  =>  extend  oneself 
  =>  kill  oneself,  overexert  oneself 
  =>  trouble  oneself,  trouble,  bother,  inconvenience  oneself 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  labor 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  labor 
 
  2  senses  of  labor 
 
  Sense  1 
  tug,  labor,  labour,  push  drive 
  =>  fight,  struggle 
 
  Sense  2 
  labor,  labour,  toil,  fag,  travail,  grind,  drudge,  dig,  moil 
  =>  work  do  work 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  labor 
 
  labor  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  labor 
 
  Sense  1 
  tug,  labor,  labour,  push  drive 
  =>  fight,  struggle 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  labor,  labour,  toil,  fag,  travail,  grind,  drudge,  dig,  moil 
  =>  work  do  work 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  labor 
 
  The  verb  labor  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  tug,  labor,  labour,  push  drive  --  (exert  oneself,  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") 
  2.  (1)  labor,  labour,  toil,  fag,  travail,  grind,  drudge,  dig,  moil  --  (work  hard;  "She  was  digging  away  at  her  math  homework";  "Lexicographers  drudge  all  day  long") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  labored 
 
  The  adj  labored  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  labored,  laboured,  strained  --  (lacking  natural  ease;  "a  labored  style  of  debating") 
  2.  heavy,  labored,  laboured  --  (requiring  or  showing  effort;  "heavy  breathing";  "the  subject  made  for  labored  reading") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  labored 
 
  2  senses  of  labored 
 
  Sense  1 
  labored,  laboured,  strained 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  awkward)  ->  graceful 
 
  Sense  2 
  heavy,  labored,  laboured 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  effortful)  ->  effortless 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  labored 
 
  2  senses  of  labored 
 
  Sense  1 
  labored,  laboured,  strained 
  =>  awkward  (vs.  graceful) 
 
  Sense  2 
  heavy,  labored,  laboured 
  =>  effortful  (vs.  effortless) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  labored 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  labored 
 
  labored  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  labored 
  labored 
 
  Overview  of  verb  labor 
 
  The  verb  labor  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  tug,  labor,  labour,  push  drive  --  (exert  oneself,  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") 
  2.  (1)  labor,  labour,  toil,  fag,  travail,  grind,  drudge,  dig,  moil  --  (work  hard;  "She  was  digging  away  at  her  math  homework";  "Lexicographers  drudge  all  day  long") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  labored 
 
  The  adj  labored  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  labored,  laboured,  strained  --  (lacking  natural  ease;  "a  labored  style  of  debating") 
  2.  heavy,  labored,  laboured  --  (requiring  or  showing  effort;  "heavy  breathing";  "the  subject  made  for  labored  reading") 

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