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labor

labor - noun

  1. Physical exertion that is usually difficult and exhausting: drudgery, moil, toil, travail, work. Informal sweat. Chiefly British fag. See work.
  2. The act or process of bringing forth young: accouchement, birth, birthing, childbearing, childbirth, delivery, lying-in, parturition, travail. See start.

labor - verb

  1. To exert one's mental or physical powers, usually under difficulty and to the point of exhaustion: drive, fag, moil, strain, strive, sweat, toil, travail, tug, work. See work.
  2. To express at greater length or in greater detail: amplify, develop, dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate. See explain.