noun 1. hard work ○ After digging the garden, it is good to lie on the grass and rest from your labours. □ to charge for materials and labour to charge for both the materials used in a job and also the hours of work involved 2. all workers, the workforce ○ Cheap labour is difficult to find. 3. the process of childbirth ○ She went into labour at home, and her husband drove her to the hospital. ○ She was in labour for 12 hours. ■ verb 1. to work very hard ○ They laboured night and day to finish the project in time. 2. □ to labour under an impression or a delusion to have a wrong impression, to assume something which is quite wrong ○ He was labouring under the delusion that air fares were cheaper in Europe than in the USA. □ to labour the point to discuss something too long ○ I don’t want to labour the point, but may I raise the question for the third time? (NOTE: [all senses] The US spelling is labor.)
Meaning of “labour” in English language – noun 1. hard work ○ After digging the ga...
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