labour in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
labour in Kashmiri कॉशुर
labour in English
- labour⇄adj. laboured.
- labour⇄adj. labouring.
- labour⇄adj. of or having to do with labour.
Ex. a labour shortage, labour leaders.
Also, (Especially U.S.) labor. - Labour⇄Labour, adjective.
of or having to do with the Labour Party.
Ex. a Labour politician. - labour⇄labour,noun, verb, adjective.
(Especially British) - labour⇄noun labourer.
- labour⇄noun 1. effort in doing or making something; work; toil.
Ex. The carpenter was well paid for his labour. Labour disgraces no man (Ulysses S. Grant).
(SYN) exertion, effort.
2. a piece of work to be done; task.
Ex. The king gave - labour⇄v.i. 1. to do work, especially hard work; toil.
Ex. He laboured all day at the mill.
2. to move slowly and heavily.
Ex. The old car laboured as it climbed the steep hill.
3. to be burdened, troubled, or distressed.
Ex. to - labour⇄v.t. 1. to elaborate with effort or in detail.
Ex. The speaker laboured the point so long that we lost interest.
2. (Archaic.) to till; cultivate.
3. (Archaic.) to work or strive to bring about or achieve.