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moil

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: moil

1
v
work hard
2
v
moisten or soil
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: moil
1

v work hard

Synonyms:
dig, drudge, fag, grind, labor, labour, toil, travail
Type of:
do work, work
be employed

v be agitated

Synonyms:
boil, churn, roil
Types:
roll, seethe
boil vigorously
Type of:
move
move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
2

v moisten or soil

“Her tears moiled the letter”
Type of:
smear
stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance
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