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