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labor [n]

1)	productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"

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work dig drive roping corvee donkeywork effort hunt hackwork haymaking manual_labor overwork slavery

2)	a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field"

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labour proletariat working_class

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class labor_force prole

3)	concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of labor to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours"

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childbed confinement labour lying-in parturiency travail

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birth gestation uterine_contraction effacement premature_labor asynclitism

4)	an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action especially via labor unions (especially the leaders of this movement)

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labor_movement trade_union_movement

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reform_movement brotherhood i.w.w. trade_unionism

5)	a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and the socialization of key industries

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labor_party labour labour_party

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party labourite

6)	the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913

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department_of_labor dol labor_department

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executive_department occupational_safety_and_health_administration

7)	any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"

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project task undertaking

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work dig drive task contrive attempt breeze adventure assignment baby endeavor labor_of_love endurance_contest no-brainer proposition large_order venture manhattan_project

labor [v]

1)	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"

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drive labour push tug

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fight campaign energy plough_on jack bear_on reach

2)	work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"

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dig drudge fag grind labour moil toil travail

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do_work drudge drudge donkeywork dweeb effort toiler jack

3)	undergo the efforts of childbirth

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bear experience childbed

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