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

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

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"

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

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

exert oneself, 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"

Laborer, labourer.

See labor.

n. [Latin] Physical toil or bodily exertion, especially when fatiguing, irksome, or unavoidable;— intellectual exertion; mental effort;— work; undertaking; especially hard or difficult work;— travail; the pains of childbirth;— the action of a ship in a heavy sea;— pl. Heroic achievements;— the trials and sufferings of life.