labor
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Sense: Noun: effort
Synonyms:
labour Collocations , work Collocations, hard work, elbow grease, effort Collocations, toil Collocations, exertion, physical exertion, expenditure Collocations, sweat Collocations, trouble Collocations, industry Collocations, drudgery, blood, sweat, and tears, Herculean task, Sisyphean task, slavery Collocations
Antonyms:
rest Collocations, unemployment Collocations, idleness, lethargy, sleep Collocations, laziness, loafing, idling, time-killing, automation Collocations
Sense: Noun: employment
Synonyms:
labour Collocations , employment Collocations, career Collocations, job Collocations, your life's work, lifework, physical work, manual work, the grind, the daily grind, occupation Collocations, trade Collocations, profession Collocations
Sense: Noun: task
Synonyms:
labour Collocations , task Collocations, job Collocations, chore Collocations, undertaking Collocations, assignment Collocations, menial chore, odd job, menial job, household chore, housework Collocations, errand Collocations
Antonyms:
entertainment Collocations, fun Collocations, leisure Collocations, free time, relaxation, play Collocations, enjoyment Collocations, recreation, sport Collocations, exercise Collocations, cooking Collocations
Sense: Noun: childbirth
Synonyms:
labour Collocations , childbirth, giving birth, birthing, parturition , delivery Collocations, childbearing, childbed , travail , sprogging
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Sense: Noun: body of workers
Synonyms:
labour Collocations , labor force, labour force , laborers, labourers , workers, workforce Collocations, working people, manpower, employees, staff Collocations, personnel Collocations, blue-collar workers, cheap labour , body of workers
Antonyms:
boss Collocations, director Collocations, board Collocations, employer Collocations, businessperson, entrepreneur Collocations, capitalist, investor Collocations, owner Collocations, CEO Collocations, top dog , big cheese , gaffer
Sense: Verb: work
Synonyms:
labour Collocations , work Collocations, toil Collocations, work hard, strive Collocations, grind away, slave Collocations, slave away, bang away , drudge, strain Collocations, sweat Collocations, slog away , plod away , hammer away , sweat blood , apply yourself, put some welly into , take pains to, work like a dog , work like a trooper , work like a beaver
Antonyms:
slack off, take a break, take a breather , have a rest, stop Collocations, knock off, rest Collocations, skip work, idle Collocations, be lazy, be unemployed, laze around, relax Collocations, put your feet up, loaf Collocations, dilly dally
Sense: Verb: struggle
Synonyms:
labour Collocations , struggle Collocations, strive Collocations, fight Collocations, try hard, do your best, try your hardest, make an effort, do all you can, give it your all, go all out , endeavor Collocations, endeavour , do your damnedest , try your damnedest
Sense: Verb: overemphasize
Synonyms:
overemphasize, overemphasise , overstress, overplay, overdo, make too much of, dwell on, harp on , place too much emphasis on, put too much emphasis on, get stuck on, stress Collocations, accentuate, emphasize Collocations, emphasise