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labors


 
  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  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") 



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