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LABOUR Synonyms

There are 28 synonyms of the word labour. (exact relations)
There are 15 hypernyms of the word labour. (close relations)
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toil
verb, nounv, n
noun

• productive work (especially physical work done for wages)

verb

• work hard

grind
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious

• the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground

• hard monotonous routine work

• the act of grinding to a powder or dust

verb

• press or grind with a crushing noise

• make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together

• work hard

• dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced

• reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading

• created by grinding

• shape or form by grinding

work
verb, nounv, n
noun

• activity directed toward making or doing something

• a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing

• the occupation for which you are paid

• applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)

• (physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force

• a place where work is done

• the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)

verb

• exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; work

• be employed

• have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected

• perform as expected when applied

• shape, form, or improve a material

• give a workout to

• proceed along a path

• operate in a certain place, area, or specialty

• proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity

• move in an agitated manner

• cause to happen or to occur as a consequence

• cause to work

• prepare for crops

• behave in a certain way when handled

• have and exert influence or effect

• operate in or through

• cause to operate or function

• provoke or excite

• gratify and charm, usually in order to influence

• make something, usually for a specific function

• move into or onto

• to mix into a homogeneous mass

• use or manipulate to one's advantage

• find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of

• cause to undergo fermentation

• go sour or spoil

• arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion

drudgery
nounn
noun

• hard monotonous routine work

effort
nounn
noun

• earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

• use of physical or mental energy; hard work

• a notable achievement

• a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

exertion
nounn
noun

• use of physical or mental energy; hard work

industry
nounn
noun

• the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise

• the organized action of making of goods and services for sale

• persevering determination to perform a task

laboriousness
nounn
noun

• the quality of requiring extended effort

slog
verb, nounv, n
verb

• work doggedly or persistently

• walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud

• strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat

struggle
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an energetic attempt to achieve something

• an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)

• strenuous effort

verb

• make a strenuous or labored effort

• to exert strenuous effort against opposition

• climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

• be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

sweat
verb, nounv, n
noun

• salty fluid secreted by sweat glands

• agitation resulting from active worry

• condensation of moisture on a cold surface

• use of physical or mental energy; hard work

verb

• excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin

toiling
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• doing arduous or unpleasant work

labor
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

• a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries

• productive work (especially physical work done for wages)

• the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913

• concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child

• an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement

• any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

verb

• strive and make an effort to reach a goal

• work hard

• undergo the efforts of childbirth

travail
nounn
noun

• concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child

• use of physical or mental energy; hard work

verb

• work hard

childbed
nounn
noun

• concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child

confinement
nounn
noun

• concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child

• the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them

• the state of being confined

• the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)

dig
verbv
noun

• the site of an archeological exploration

• an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

• a small gouge (as in the cover of a book)

• the act of digging

• the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow

verb

• turn up, loosen, or remove earth

• create by digging

• work hard

• remove, harvest, or recover by digging

• thrust down or into

• remove the inner part or the core of

• poke or thrust abruptly

• get the meaning of something

drive
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of applying force to propel something

• a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine

• a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

• a road leading up to a private house

• the trait of being highly motivated

• hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver

• the act of driving a herd of animals overland

• a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)

• a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire

• (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium

• a wide scenic road planted with trees

• (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)

verb

• operate or control a vehicle

• travel or be transported in a vehicle

• cause someone or something to move by driving

• force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically

• to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly

• cause to move back by force or influence

• compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment

• push, propel, or press with force

• cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force

• strive and make an effort to reach a goal

• move into a desired direction of discourse

• have certain properties when driven

• work as a driver

• move by being propelled by a force

• urge forward

• proceed along in a vehicle

• strike with a driver, as in teeing off

• hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally

• excavate horizontally

• cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling

• (hunting) search for game

• (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground

drudge
verb, nounv, n
noun

• one who works hard at boring tasks

• a laborer who is obliged to do menial work

verb

• work hard

lying-in
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child

Best Hypernyms For LABOUR

Here is a list of related hypernyms for labour, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (9)
work birth birthing class fight parturition stratum struggle undergo
Phrases (6)
do workgiving birthlabor partylabour partysocial classsocio-economic class

Alternatives for TOIL

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