labour
//ˈleɪ.bər//
Noun
labourSingular
laboursPlural
1
Physical or mental work, especially of a hard or exhausting kind; toil.
After hours of hard labour in the field, the farmers were exhausted.
2
Workers collectively, especially those who do manual work.
The factory needs more labour to meet the production deadline.
3
The process of childbirth from the start of uterine contractions to delivery.
She was in labour for twelve hours before the baby was born.
Verb
labourPresent tense
labouredPast tense
labouredPast participle
labouringPresent participle
laboursThird-person singular
1
To work hard; to exert oneself physically or mentally.
She laboured all day to finish the project on time.
2
To move or proceed with difficulty or effort.
The hikers laboured up the steep mountain path.