labor

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   productive work, especially physical work done for wages

   Their labor did not require a great deal of skill.

2. 2
   noun

   a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

   there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field

3. 3
   name

   The Australian Labor Party.

   Nevertheless there is a distinct difference of emphasis, in the sense just indicated, between the two sides of Australian politics. There has always been some international isolationism, too, in Labor circles in Australia.

4. 4
   noun

   any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

5. 5
   noun

   an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement

6. 6
   noun

   concluding state of pregnancy

7. 7
   verb

   undergo the efforts of childbirth

8. 8
   verb

   strive and make an effort to reach a goal

Etymology

Variant of Labarre.