labour
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: labor, proletariat, working class
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, labor, confinement, childbed
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: labour party, labor, british labour party
noun.
productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
his labor did not require a great deal of skill
Synonym: labor, toil
verb.
work hard
She was digging away at her math homework|Lexicographers drudge all day long
Synonym: toil, moil, labor, grind, fag, drudge, dig, travail
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, labor, drive
verb.
undergo the efforts of childbirth
Synonym: labor