To labor is to work very hard. You might labor in the sun all day long, or you might labor in the lab all day.
He labored for eight hours today, and he's exhausted.
She labored for hours in the lab today, trying to find a solution to the problem.
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a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
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any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
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the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913
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concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
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an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement
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strive and make an effort to reach a goal
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a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries
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productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
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work hard
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undergo the efforts of childbirth
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Many of the immigrants worked as laborers on the transcontinental railroad.
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Slave laborers are working to gather the phosphorescent tears.
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Deep in penury, Silenus had to work as a common laborer.
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To repay the loan, Jiro decides to go to Hokkaido to work as a laborer.
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Armstrong strove to instill in these disciples the moral value of manual labor.
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Our spoiled kids whine and snivel about manual labor.
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In economics, the people in the labor force are the suppliers of labor.
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The labor was exhausting.
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In the South they underbid slave labor.
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He labored to finish the task.