labor

noun

Physical or mental exertion, especially when difficult or exhausting; work. synonym: work.

noun

A specific task or effort, especially a painful or arduous one.

noun

A particular form of work or method of working.

noun

Work for wages.

noun

Workers considered as a group.

noun

The trade union movement, especially its officials.

noun

A political party representing workers’ interests, especially in Great Britain.

noun

The process by which childbirth occurs, beginning with contractions of the uterus and ending with the expulsion of the fetus or infant and the placenta.

intransitive verb

To work; toil.