noun

1. LABOR, productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
2. LABOR, any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
3. LABOR, the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913
4. LABOR, a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
5. LABOR, a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries
6. LABOR, an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement
7. LABOR, concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
8. LABOR, physical or mental effort
9. LABOR, work for which someone is paid
10. LABOR, workers considered as a group

verb

1. LABOR, undergo the efforts of childbirth
2. LABOR, strive and make an effort to reach a goal
3. LABOR, work hard
4. LABOR, to do work
5. LABOR, to work hard in order to achieve something
6. LABOR, to move or proceed with effort

1. A day's labor should get the job done.
2. Getting the job done will require many hours of difficult labor.
3. He rested from his labors.
4. Workers labored in the vineyard.
5. He labored for several years as a miner.
6. She has labored in vain to convince them to accept her proposal.