labor
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ˈleÉĒ
lei
bor
bər
bēr
/ˈleÉĒbə/
labour

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "labor"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻŦ, āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻŦ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž

the process of contractions and cervical dilation that leads to childbirth
labor definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The expectant mother felt the onset of labor with rhythmic contractions.
āĻ—āĻ°ā§āĻ­āĻŦāϤ⧀ āĻŽāĻž āϤāĻžāϞāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧋āϚāύ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻŦ āĻāϰ āϏ⧂āϚāύāĻž āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­āĻŦ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻļā§āϰāĻŽ, āĻ•āĻžāϜ

work, particularly difficult physical work
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The farm relied on seasonal labor to harvest the crops efficiently.
āĻ–āĻžāĻŽāĻžāϰāϟāĻŋ āĻĢāϏāϞ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ‹āϤ⧁āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻļā§āϰāĻŽ āĻāϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ­āϰ āĻ•āϰāϤāĨ¤
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a group of moles considered as a unit or colony

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The farmer noticed a labor near the edge of the field.
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the social class of people who perform manual work or work for wages

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The factory employed hundreds of labor.
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any work, effort, or task carried out or attempted

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The project required considerable labor to complete.
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the federal department in the United States responsible for promoting and regulating working conditions and protecting wage earners

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The Department of Labor oversees workplace safety standards.
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a political party in Great Britain, founded in 1900, advocating for workers' rights and social reforms, historically including the socialization of key industries

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Labour policies emphasize healthcare, education, and worker protections.
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organized efforts by workers, especially through unions, to improve conditions, wages, or rights

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He dedicated his life to labor advocacy.
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āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to put in a lot of effort to achieve a particular outcome or goal
Intransitive
to labor definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The students labored over their homework, determined to finish it before bedtime.
āĻ›āĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāϰāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻļā§‹āĻŦāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻŦ āĻŦ⧇āĻĻāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž

to be in the process of giving birth
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She labored for hours before the baby was born.
āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁ āϜāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āφāϗ⧇ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϘāĻŖā§āϟāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ āϘāĻŖā§āϟāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

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