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labor |
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 -------------- 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 labor in labor labor-intensive labored laboring laborious 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")
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