Definition and meaning of labour

labour (n.)

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

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

3.hard monotonous routine work

4.the source of trained people from which workers can be hired

5.All persons already gainfully employed or who declare themselves to be seeking employment.

6.(British)the occupation for which you are paid"he is looking for employment" "a lot of people are out of work"

7.(British)a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee"estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars" "the job of repairing the engine took several hours" "the endless task of classifying the s..."

8.(British)concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child"she was in labor for six hours"

labour (v. intr.)

1.undergo the efforts of childbirth

2.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"

3.work hard"She was digging away at her math homework" "Lexicographers drudge all day long"

4.(British)be employed"Is your husband working again?" "My wife never worked" "Do you want to work after the age of 60?" "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money" "She works as a waitress to put herself through college"

Labour (n.)

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

work

1.Only to be used for documents of a very general nature, otherwise choose a more specific descriptor.