labor
/ˈleɪbər/
Noun
laborsPlural
1
Physical or mental work, especially when difficult or tiring
After hours of hard labor in the fields, the workers were exhausted.
2
Workers collectively, especially those doing manual work
The company hired local labor to build the factory.
3
The process of childbirth, from the start of contractions to delivery
She was in labor for twelve hours before the baby was born.
Verb
laborInfinitive
laborPresent tense
laboredPast tense
laboredPast participle
laboringPresent participle
laborsThird-person singular
1
To work hard, especially at physical tasks
The farmers labored in the fields from dawn to dusk.
2
To move or progress with difficulty or effort
The old truck labored up the steep hill.