labour

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈleɪ.bə/]

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1. labour (verb) — sense 1

Definition: To toil, to work.

Example: Standing on the mountain above Caerphilly, one may reflect upon the gap where once stood Llanbradach Viaduct, and look near at hand upon the restored ruins of Caerphilly Castle; man labours to rebuild the mediaeval whilst he ruthlessly scraps the modern.

2. labour (verb) — sense 2

Definition: To belabour, to emphasise or expand upon (a point in a debate, etc).

Example: I think we've all got the idea. There's no need to labour the point.

3. labour (verb) — sense 3

Definition: To be oppressed with difficulties or disease; to do one's work under conditions which make it especially hard or wearisome; to move slowly, as against opposition, or under a burden.

Example: the stone that labours up the hill

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