Definition - Labor

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Labor

productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"
To work at; to work; to till; to cultivate by toil.
To exert muscular strength; to exert one's strength with painful effort, particularly in servile occupations; to work; to toil.
Physical toil or bodily exertion, especially when fatiguing, irksome, or unavoidable, in distinction from sportive exercise; hard, muscular effort directed to some useful end, as agriculture, manufactures, and like; servile toil; exertion; work.
work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"
strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"
undergo the efforts of childbirth
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of labor to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours"
an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action especially via labor unions (especially the leaders of this movement)
a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor''s interests and the socialization of key industries
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field"
the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"
A stope or set of stopes.