Definitions of labour
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productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
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roping
capturing cattle or horses with a lasso
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corvee
unpaid labor (as for the maintenance of roads) required by a lord of his vassals in lieu of taxes
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donkeywork, drudgery, grind, plodding
hard monotonous routine work
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effort, elbow grease, exertion, sweat, travail
use of physical or mental energy; hard work
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hunt, hunting
the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts
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hackwork
professional work done according to formula
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haymaking
cutting grass and curing it to make hay
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manual labor, manual labour
labor done with the hands
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overwork, overworking
the act of working too much or too long
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slavery
work done under harsh conditions for little or no pay
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calf roping
capturing a calf with a lasso and binding its feet
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steer roping
capturing a steer with a lasso
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canned hunt
a hunt for animals that have been raised on game ranches until they are mature enough to be killed for trophy collections
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struggle
strenuous effort
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difficulty, trouble
an effort that is inconvenient
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least effort, least resistance
the least effortful way to do something
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strain, straining
an intense or violent exertion
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exercise, exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion, workout
the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
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pull
a sustained effort
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application, diligence
a diligent effort
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overkill
any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal
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supererogation
an effort above and beyond the call of duty
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overexertion
excessive exertion; so much exertion that discomfort or injury results
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stalk, stalking, still hunt
a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush
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birdnesting
hunting for birds' nests to get the eggs
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predation
the act of preying by a predator who kills and eats the prey
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detrition, friction, rubbing
effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure
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application, coating, covering
the work of applying something
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bodywork
the work of making or repairing vehicle bodies
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handling
manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something
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picking
the act of picking (crops or fruit or hops etc.)
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planking
the work of covering an area with planks
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wiring
the work of installing the wires for an electrical system or device
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type of:
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work
activity directed toward making or doing something
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a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
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synonyms:
labor, proletariat, working class
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labor force, labor pool
the source of trained people from which workers can be hired
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lumpenproletariat
(Marxism) the unorganized lower levels of the proletariat who are not interested in revolutionary advancement
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organized labor
employees who are represented by a labor union
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type of:
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class, social class, socio-economic class, stratum
people having the same social, economic, or educational status
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labor force, labor pool
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work hard
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strive and make an effort to reach a goal
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reach, strain, strive
to exert much effort or energy
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extend oneself
strain to the utmost
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kill oneself, overexert oneself
strain oneself more than is healthy
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bother, inconvenience oneself, trouble, trouble oneself
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
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concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
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synonyms:
childbed, confinement, labor, lying-in, parturiency, travail
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types:
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premature labor, premature labour
labor beginning prior to the 37th week of gestation
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birth, birthing, giving birth, parturition
the process of giving birth
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premature labor, premature labour
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undergo the efforts of childbirth
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