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Definition labour in British English

labour verb

[intransitive] verb
/ˈleɪbə(r)/
Example

Five generations of his family have laboured as fishermen.

Synonyms and related words
work at forge overwork
1.1

to put a lot of effort into achieving something

Example

At midnight she was still labouring over the accounts.

Example

He laboured to make them understand his French.

Synonyms and related words
boil the ocean work strive
2

to move very slowly and with difficulty

Example

He laboured up the stairs with his bag of groceries.

Synonyms and related words
crawl dawdle creep
Definition labour in British English

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blue Labour (noun) child labour (noun) division of labour (noun) forced labour (noun) fruit(s) of your labour (phrase) hard labour (noun) labour (noun) Labour (noun) labour (verb) Labour (adjective) labour camp (noun) labour force (noun) labour law (noun) labour market (noun) labour of love (noun) labour the point (phrase) labour under (phrasal verb) labour-intensive (adjective) labour-saving (adjective) New Labour () slave labour (noun) sweated labour (noun) the labour movement (noun) the Labour Party () withdraw (your) labour (phrase)