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productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
his labor did not require a great deal of skill
(noun) proletariat, working class, labor, labour
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field
(noun) Labor, Labour Party, British Labour Party
a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries
(noun) travail, childbed, parturiency, confinement, labor, labour, lying-in
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
she was in labor for six hours
undergo the efforts of childbirth
(verb) labor, labour, push, tug, drive
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
(verb) moil, drudge, dig, fag, grind, labor, labour, toil, travail
work hard
She was digging away at her math homework; Lexicographers drudge all day long