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Word: Labour
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: from Old French labour (noun), labourer (verb), both from Latin labor ‘toil, trouble’
ˈleɪbə
work, especially physical work
Short Definition:work
Examples:- the price of repairs includes labour, parts, and VAT
- manual labour
the Labour Party
Short Definition:Labour Party
Examples:- the Labour leader
the process of childbirth from the start of uterine contractions to delivery
Short Definition:process of childbirth
Examples:- a woman in labour
a group of moles
Short Definition:group of moles
Examples:- a labour of moles toils with the Earth
- labor
Word: Labour
Speech Type: Verb
ˈleɪbə
work hard; make great effort
Short Definition:work hard
Examples:- they laboured from dawn to dusk
- she was patiently labouring over her sketchbooks
have difficulty in doing something despite working hard
Short Definition:have difficulty despite working hard
Examples:- United laboured against confident opponents
(of a woman in childbirth) be in labour
Short Definition:be in labour
Examples:- she laboured very well and comfortably because she was relaxed
- labor
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