labor
n. strenuous physical or mental work, toil, exertion; job or work that must be accomplished; work-force, workers; working class; uterine contractions; childbirth v. work, toil, exert oneself; work hard, struggle (especially to attain a goal); move heavily; be troubled, suffer a disadvantage; give birth; discuss or think about excessively; tire Labor n. political party which represents the interests of the worker | ||||
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Labor Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Labor
(v. t.)
To work at; to work; to till; to cultivate by toil.
(v. t.)
To prosecute, or perfect, with effort; to urge stre/uously; as, to labor a point or argument.
(v. t.)
To form or fabricate with toil, exertion, or care.
(v. t.)
To belabor; to beat.
(n.)
Travail; the pangs and efforts of childbirth.
(n.)
To pitch or roll heavily, as a ship in a turbulent sea.
(n.)
To exert one's powers of mind in the prosecution of any design; to strive; to take pains.
(n.)
To exert muscular strength; to exert one's strength with painful effort, particularly in servile occupations; to work; to toil.
(n.)
To be oppressed with difficulties or disease; to do one's work under conditions which make it especially hard, wearisome; to move slowly, as against opposition, or under a burden; to be burdened; -- often with under, and formerly with of.
(n.)
To be in travail; to suffer the pangs of childbirth.
(n.)
The pitching or tossing of a vessel which results in the straining of timbers and rigging.
(n.)
That which requires hard work for its accomplishment; that which demands effort.
(n.)
Physical toil or bodily exertion, especially when fatiguing, irksome, or unavoidable, in distinction from sportive exercise; hard, muscular effort directed to some useful end, as agriculture, manufactures, and like; servile toil; exertion; work.
(n.)
Intellectual exertion; mental effort; as, the labor of compiling a history.
(n.)
Any pang or distress.
(n.)
A measure of land in Mexico and Texas, equivalent to an area of 177/ acres.
(v. t.)
To work at; to work; to till; to cultivate by toil.
(v. t.)
To prosecute, or perfect, with effort; to urge stre/uously; as, to labor a point or argument.
(v. t.)
To form or fabricate with toil, exertion, or care.
(v. t.)
To belabor; to beat.
(n.)
Travail; the pangs and efforts of childbirth.
(n.)
To pitch or roll heavily, as a ship in a turbulent sea.
(n.)
To exert one's powers of mind in the prosecution of any design; to strive; to take pains.
(n.)
To exert muscular strength; to exert one's strength with painful effort, particularly in servile occupations; to work; to toil.
(n.)
To be oppressed with difficulties or disease; to do one's work under conditions which make it especially hard, wearisome; to move slowly, as against opposition, or under a burden; to be burdened; -- often with under, and formerly with of.
(n.)
To be in travail; to suffer the pangs of childbirth.
(n.)
The pitching or tossing of a vessel which results in the straining of timbers and rigging.
(n.)
That which requires hard work for its accomplishment; that which demands effort.
(n.)
Physical toil or bodily exertion, especially when fatiguing, irksome, or unavoidable, in distinction from sportive exercise; hard, muscular effort directed to some useful end, as agriculture, manufactures, and like; servile toil; exertion; work.
(n.)
Intellectual exertion; mental effort; as, the labor of compiling a history.
(n.)
Any pang or distress.
(n.)
A measure of land in Mexico and Texas, equivalent to an area of 177/ acres.
| WordNet 2.0 |
Labor
Noun
1. a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and the socialization of key industries
(synonym) Labour Party, Labour, Labor Party
(hypernym) party, political party
(member-meronym) Labourite
2. the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913
(synonym) Department of Labor, Labor Department, DoL
(hypernym) executive department
(part-meronym) Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA
Noun
1. a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and the socialization of key industries
(synonym) Labour Party, Labour, Labor Party
(hypernym) party, political party
(member-meronym) Labourite
2. the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913
(synonym) Department of Labor, Labor Department, DoL
(hypernym) executive department
(part-meronym) Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA
labor
Noun
1. productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"
(synonym) labour, toil
(hypernym) work
(hyponym) roping
(derivation) labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, dig, moil
2. a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field"
(synonym) labour, working class, proletariat
(hypernym) class, social class, socio-economic class
(hyponym) labor force, labor pool
(member-meronym) proletarian, prole, worker
3. concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of labor to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours"
(synonym) parturiency, labour, confinement, lying-in, travail, childbed
(hypernym) parturition, birth, giving birth, birthing
(hyponym) premature labor, premature labour
(part-holonym) pregnancy, gestation, maternity
(part-meronym) uterine contraction
(derivation) labour
4. an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action especially via labor unions (especially the leaders of this movement)
(synonym) labor movement, trade union movement
(hypernym) reform movement
(hyponym) Industrial Workers of the World, IWW, I.W.W.
(part-meronym) union, labor union, trade union, trades union, brotherhood
5. any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"
(synonym) undertaking, project, task
(hypernym) work
(hyponym) cinch, breeze, picnic, snap, duck soup, child's play, pushover, walkover, piece of cake
(derivation) labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, dig, moil
Verb
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"
(synonym) tug, labour, push, drive
(hypernym) fight, struggle
(hyponym) strive, reach, strain
(verb-group) push, bear on
(derivation) undertaking, project, task
2. work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"
(synonym) labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, dig, moil
(hypernym) work, do work
(derivation) labour, toil
3. undergo the efforts of childbirth
(synonym) labour
(hypernym) experience, receive, have, get, undergo
(entail) give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have
(derivation) parturiency, labour, confinement, lying-in, travail, childbed
| The Devil's Dictionary |
LABOR
Labor, (n.)
One of the processes by which A acquires property for B.
Labor, (n.)
One of the processes by which A acquires property for B.
| Anagram |
labor
lobar
lobar
| hEnglish - advanced version |
labor
labor
\la"bor\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. labored (?); p. pr. & vb. n. laboring.] [oe. labouren, f. labourer, l. laborare. see labor, n.] [written also labour.]
1. to exert muscular strength; to exert one's strength with painful effort, particularly in servile occupations; to work; to toil. adam, well may we labor still to dress this garden.
2. to exert one's powers of mind in the prosecution of any design; to strive; to take pains.
3. to be oppressed with difficulties or disease; to do one's work under conditions which make it especially hard, wearisome; to move slowly, as against opposition, or under a burden; to be burdened; -- often with under, and formerly with of. the stone that labors up the hill. the line too labors,and the words move slow. to cure the disorder under which he labored. w. scott. come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and i will give you rest. xi. 28
4. to be in travail; to suffer the pangs of childbirth.
5. (naut.) to pitch or roll heavily, as a ship in a turbulent sea. -- totten.
labor
\la"bor\ (?), n. [oe. labour, of. labour, laber, labur, f. labeur, l. labor; cf. gr. lamba`nein to take, skr. labh to get, seize.] [written also labour.] 1. physical toil or bodily exertion, especially when fatiguing, irksome, or unavoidable, in distinction from sportive exercise; hard, muscular effort directed to some useful end, as agriculture, manufactures, and like; servile toil; exertion; work. god hath set labor and rest, as day and night, to men successive.
2. intellectual exertion; mental effort; as, the labor of compiling a history.
3. that which requires hard work for its accomplishment; that which demands effort. being a labor of so great a difficulty, the exact performance thereof we may rather wish than look for.
4. travail; the pangs and efforts of childbirth. the queen's in labor, they say, in great extremity; and feared she'll with the labor end.
5. any pang or distress.
6. (naut.) the pitching or tossing of a vessel which results in the straining of timbers and rigging.
7. [sp.] a measure of land in mexico and texas, equivalent to an area of 177&frac17; acres.
similar words(29)
labor-intensive
labor contract
labor-saving
labor pool
labor movement
labor coach
labor day
labor party
day-labor
a labor of love
labor pains
lip labor
labor resources
labor agreement
labor market
labor secretary
statute labor
free labor
labor force
labor union
labor leader
labor department
labor pain
labor of love
induction of labor
knights of labor
labor organizer
in labor
international labor organization
labor
\la"bor\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. labored (?); p. pr. & vb. n. laboring.] [oe. labouren, f. labourer, l. laborare. see labor, n.] [written also labour.]
1. to exert muscular strength; to exert one's strength with painful effort, particularly in servile occupations; to work; to toil. adam, well may we labor still to dress this garden.
2. to exert one's powers of mind in the prosecution of any design; to strive; to take pains.
3. to be oppressed with difficulties or disease; to do one's work under conditions which make it especially hard, wearisome; to move slowly, as against opposition, or under a burden; to be burdened; -- often with under, and formerly with of. the stone that labors up the hill. the line too labors,and the words move slow. to cure the disorder under which he labored. w. scott. come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and i will give you rest. xi. 28
4. to be in travail; to suffer the pangs of childbirth.
5. (naut.) to pitch or roll heavily, as a ship in a turbulent sea. -- totten.
labor
\la"bor\ (?), n. [oe. labour, of. labour, laber, labur, f. labeur, l. labor; cf. gr. lamba`nein to take, skr. labh to get, seize.] [written also labour.] 1. physical toil or bodily exertion, especially when fatiguing, irksome, or unavoidable, in distinction from sportive exercise; hard, muscular effort directed to some useful end, as agriculture, manufactures, and like; servile toil; exertion; work. god hath set labor and rest, as day and night, to men successive.
2. intellectual exertion; mental effort; as, the labor of compiling a history.
3. that which requires hard work for its accomplishment; that which demands effort. being a labor of so great a difficulty, the exact performance thereof we may rather wish than look for.
4. travail; the pangs and efforts of childbirth. the queen's in labor, they say, in great extremity; and feared she'll with the labor end.
5. any pang or distress.
6. (naut.) the pitching or tossing of a vessel which results in the straining of timbers and rigging.
7. [sp.] a measure of land in mexico and texas, equivalent to an area of 177&frac17; acres.
similar words(29)
labor-intensive
labor contract
labor-saving
labor pool
labor movement
labor coach
labor day
labor party
day-labor
a labor of love
labor pains
lip labor
labor resources
labor agreement
labor market
labor secretary
statute labor
free labor
labor force
labor union
labor leader
labor department
labor pain
labor of love
induction of labor
knights of labor
labor organizer
in labor
international labor organization
Labor Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
| The 'Lectric Law Library |
LABOR
Continued operation; work.
The labor and skill of one man is frequently used in a partnership and valued as equal to the capital of another.
When business has been done for another and suit is brought to recover a just reward, there is generally contained in the declaration, a count for work and labor.
Where penitentiaries exist, persons who have committed crimes are sometimes condemned to be imprisoned therein at labor.
A term often used to broadly include labor union organizations, especially when referenced in a political context. For example: The candidate is supported by labor, and; The housing bill is opposed by farmers, contractors and labor.
Most interpretations of marxist socialism consider labor -- the effort of workers -- as the fundamental economic element of society.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
Continued operation; work.
The labor and skill of one man is frequently used in a partnership and valued as equal to the capital of another.
When business has been done for another and suit is brought to recover a just reward, there is generally contained in the declaration, a count for work and labor.
Where penitentiaries exist, persons who have committed crimes are sometimes condemned to be imprisoned therein at labor.
A term often used to broadly include labor union organizations, especially when referenced in a political context. For example: The candidate is supported by labor, and; The housing bill is opposed by farmers, contractors and labor.
Most interpretations of marxist socialism consider labor -- the effort of workers -- as the fundamental economic element of society.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
Labor Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Bureau of Labor Statistics Glossary |
Labor force (Current Population Survey)
The labor force includes all persons classified as employed or unemployed in accordance with the definitions contained in this glossary
The labor force includes all persons classified as employed or unemployed in accordance with the definitions contained in this glossary
| Dream Dictionary |
Labor
To dream that you watch domestic animals laboring under heavy burdens, denotes that you will be prosperous, but unjust to your servants, or those employed by you.
To see men toiling, signifies profitable work, and robust health. To labor yourself, denotes favorable outlook for any new enterprise, and bountiful crops if the dreamer is interested in farming.
To dream that you watch domestic animals laboring under heavy burdens, denotes that you will be prosperous, but unjust to your servants, or those employed by you.
To see men toiling, signifies profitable work, and robust health. To labor yourself, denotes favorable outlook for any new enterprise, and bountiful crops if the dreamer is interested in farming.
| A Glossary of Political Economy Terms |
Labor
The collective or generic name given to all the various productive services provided by human beings, including physical effort, skills, intellectual abilities and applied knowledge. Although a market society with a complex division of labor involves hundreds or even many thousands of discrete types of labor differentiated according to the kinds of skills and abilities required (each with their own separate but interconnected labor markets), economists often find it useful for theorizing to simplify the real situation by speaking as though there was only one homogeneous kind of labor to be considered, with this single factor of production being freely and easily substitutable across all different alternative production processes for all different sorts of goods and services. When economists moving beyond such very simple models of the economy want to recognize the reality that acquiring specialized labor skills involves a process of specialized learning that is often very costly and time-consuming, they are apt to refer (somewhat contradictorily and confusingly) to "investment in human capital" and treat the individual's process of decision-making in deciding what sorts of training to pursue according to a marginal costs of production and marginal revenues logic analogous to firms' decision-making processes in choosing to invest in physical capital.
The collective or generic name given to all the various productive services provided by human beings, including physical effort, skills, intellectual abilities and applied knowledge. Although a market society with a complex division of labor involves hundreds or even many thousands of discrete types of labor differentiated according to the kinds of skills and abilities required (each with their own separate but interconnected labor markets), economists often find it useful for theorizing to simplify the real situation by speaking as though there was only one homogeneous kind of labor to be considered, with this single factor of production being freely and easily substitutable across all different alternative production processes for all different sorts of goods and services. When economists moving beyond such very simple models of the economy want to recognize the reality that acquiring specialized labor skills involves a process of specialized learning that is often very costly and time-consuming, they are apt to refer (somewhat contradictorily and confusingly) to "investment in human capital" and treat the individual's process of decision-making in deciding what sorts of training to pursue according to a marginal costs of production and marginal revenues logic analogous to firms' decision-making processes in choosing to invest in physical capital.
[See also: human capital, fiscal policy, factors of production, marginal analysis, unemployment, productivity]
Labor Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| JM Latin-English Dictionary |
labor
V DEP
slip| slip and fall; slide| glide| drop; perish| go wrong
V DEP
slip| slip and fall; slide| glide| drop; perish| go wrong
| LATIN- ENGLISH (AZAD) |
labor
to sink, slip away.
to sink, slip away.
| English-Latin Online Dictionary |
labor
opera, nixor, operor, labor laboris, opus operis
opera, nixor, operor, labor laboris, opus operis
| Latin-English Online Dictionary |
labor
hardip, fatigue, distress
hardip, fatigue, distress
Labor Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Dictionary of Medicine (Shahram) |
Labor
The journey of the baby and placenta (afterbirth) from the uterus to the vagina to the outside world. Synonymous with childbirth, confinement, delivery, parturition, and travail (the French word for work).
The journey of the baby and placenta (afterbirth) from the uterus to the vagina to the outside world. Synonymous with childbirth, confinement, delivery, parturition, and travail (the French word for work).
Labor Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan |
Labor
zup, zup-tor
zup, zup-tor
Labor Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary |
Amal
labor; iniquity
labor; iniquity
Jaakan
tribulation; labor
Labor Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Company Info: Ticker, Name, Description |
LRW
LABOR READY INC
Exchange: NYSE
Provides temporary help services for manual labor jobs in the freight handling, warehousing, landscaping, construction and light manufacturing industries.
LABOR READY INC
Exchange: NYSE
Provides temporary help services for manual labor jobs in the freight handling, warehousing, landscaping, construction and light manufacturing industries.
Labor Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Labor
Labor may refer to:
- The Australian Labor Party.
- Childbirth - especially from the start of uterine contractions to delivery
- The Israeli Labor Party.
- Josef Labor - (1842–1924), a composer, pianist, organist, and teacher
- Labor (area) - an obsolete unit of area
- Labour - the alternate English spelling of the word for work and related concepts.
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