labor
noun
1. a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
- there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field
Similar word(s): labour, proletariat
Definition categories: group, class, stratum
2. productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
- his labor did not require a great deal of skill
Definition categories: act, work
3. concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
- she was in labor for six hours
Similar word(s): childbed, confinement, labour, parturiency, travail
Definition categories: state, birth, birthing, parturition
4. an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement
Definition categories: group
5. a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries
Similar word(s): labour
Definition categories: group
6. the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913
Similar word(s): dol
Definition categories: group
7. any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
Similar word(s): project, task, undertaking
verb
1. strive and make an effort to reach a goal
Similar word(s): drive, labour, push, tug
Definition categories: social, fight, struggle
2. work hard
Similar word(s): dig, drudge, grind, labour, moil, toil, travail
Definition categories: social, work
3. undergo the efforts of childbirth
Similar word(s): labour