labour

noun

Same as labor; — British spelling.

noun

Effort expended on a particular task; toil, work.

noun

Workers in general; the working class, the workforce; sometimes specifically the labour movement, organised labour.

noun

A political party or force aiming or claiming to represent the interests of labour.

noun

The act of a mother giving birth.

noun

The time period during which a mother gives birth.

verb

To toil, to work.

verb

To belabour, to emphasise or expand upon (a point in a debate, etc).

noun

productive work (especially physical work done for wages)