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
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Sense 2
labor, labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, dig, moil
=> work do work
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Grep of noun labor
american federation of labor
american federation of labor and congress of industrial organizations
american labor party
department of commerce and labor
department of labor
false labor
farmer-labor party
induction of labor
international labor organization
labor
labor agreement
labor coach
labor contract
labor day
labor department
labor force
labor leader
labor market
labor movement
labor of love
labor organizer
labor pain
labor pains
labor party
labor pool
labor resources
labor secretary
labor union
laboratory
laboratory bench
laboratory coat
laborer
laboriousness
manual labor
national labor relations board
premature labor
secretary of commerce and labor
secretary of labor
socialist labor party
Overview of noun labor
The noun labor has 7 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (21) labor, labour, toil -- (productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill")
2. (20) labor, labour, working class, proletariat -- (a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field")
3. parturiency, labor, labour, confinement, lying-in, travail, childbed -- (concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of labor to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours")
4. labor movement, trade union movement, labor -- (an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action especially via labor unions (especially the leaders of this movement))
5. Labour Party, Labour, Labor Party, Labor -- (a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and the socialization of key industries)
6. Department of Labor, Labor Department, Labor -- (the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners; created in 1913)
7. undertaking, project, task, labor -- (any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings")
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")
Grep of adj labors
laborsaving
Overview of noun labor
The noun labor has 7 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (21) labor, labour, toil -- (productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill")
2. (20) labor, labour, working class, proletariat -- (a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field")
3. parturiency, labor, labour, confinement, lying-in, travail, childbed -- (concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of labor to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours")
4. labor movement, trade union movement, labor -- (an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action especially via labor unions (especially the leaders of this movement))
5. Labour Party, Labour, Labor Party, Labor -- (a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and the socialization of key industries)
6. Department of Labor, Labor Department, Labor -- (the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners; created in 1913)
7. undertaking, project, task, labor -- (any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings")
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")
labors definition
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