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Labor Definition
(n)
productive
work
(
especially
physical
work
done
for
wages
); "
his
labor
did
not
require
a
great
deal
of
skill
"
(n)
a
social
class
comprising
those
who
do
manual
labor
or
work
for
wages
; "
there
is
a
shortage
of
skilled
labor
in
this
field
"
(n)
concluding
state
of
pregnancy
;
from
the
onset
of
labor
to
the
birth
of
a
child
; "
she
was
in
labor
for
six
hours
"
(n)
an
organized
attempt
by
workers
to
improve
their
status
by
united
action
especially
via
labor
unions
(
especially
the
leaders
of
this
movement
)
(n)
a
political
party
formed
in
Great
Britain
in
1900
;
characterized
by
the
promotion
of
labor
''
s
interests
and
the
socialization
of
key
industries
(n)
the
federal
department
responsible
for
promoting
the
working
conditions
of
wage
earners
in
the
United
States
;
created
in
1913
(n)
any
piece
of
work
that
is
undertaken
or
attempted
; "
he
prepared
for
great
undertakings
"
(v)
strive
and
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
"
(v)
work
hard
; "
She
was
digging
away
at
her
math
homework
"; "
Lexicographers
drudge
all
day
long
"
(v)
undergo
the
efforts
of
childbirth
Labor Synonyms
childbed
confinement
Department of Labor
dig
DoL
drive
drudge
fag
grind
labor
Labor Department
labor movement
Labor Party
labour
Labour Party
lying-in
moil
parturiency
project
proletariat
push
task
toil
trade union movement
travail
tug
undertaking
working class
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