toil

[ toil ]

/ tɔɪl /

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noun

hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.

a laborious task.

Archaic. battle; strife; struggle.

verb (used without object)

to engage in hard and continuous work; labor arduously: to toil in the fields.

to move or travel with difficulty, weariness, or pain.

verb (used with object)

to accomplish or produce by toil.

Origin of toil

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English toile (noun), toilen (verb), from Anglo-French toil “contention,” toiler “to contend,” from Latin tudiculāre “to stir up, beat,” verbal derivative of tudicula “machine for crushing olives,” equivalent to tudi- (stem of tundere “to beat”) + -cula -cule²

SYNONYMS FOR toil

1 exertion, travail, pains.

4 strive, moil.

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ANTONYMS FOR toil

1 indolence, sloth.

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synonym study for toil

1. See work.

OTHER WORDS FROM toil

toiler, nounun·toil·ing, adjective

Words nearby toil

to hell and gone, to hell with, toheroa, tohubohu, tohunga, toil, toile, toile de Jouy, toilet, toilet bowl, toilet paper

Definition for toil (2 of 2)

toil²

[ toil ]

/ tɔɪl /

noun

Usually toils . a net or series of nets in which game known to be in the area is trapped or into which game outside of the area is driven.

Usually toils . trap; snare: to be caught in the toils of a gigantic criminal conspiracy.

Archaic. any snare or trap for wild beasts.

Origin of toil

1520–30; <French toile<Latin tēla web

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Example sentences from the Web for toil

What does man gain by all the toil at which he toils under the sun?
Brecht's Mercenary Mother Courage Turns 75|Katie Baker|September 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the years 1914-18, women flooded into the workplace to take on the toil of men conscripted to fight.
The Tragic, Heroic Women of World War I|Jacqueline Winspear|June 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But football is a game in which a moment of magic can undo an hour of toil.
Team USA 2, Portugal 2: Seconds Away From World Cup Glory|Tunku Varadarajan|June 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
These early British settlers soon established tobacco then sugar cane plantations and started importing workers to toil on them.
Uncovering the Secrets of St. Kitts|Debra A. Klein|June 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat.
Churchill Would Be Famous Today on the Strength of His Writing Alone|Anthony Paletta|June 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Two hours of toil up the steep mountain brought me to the top of a spur.
Hunting the Grisly and Other Sketches|Theodore Roosevelt
She gestured toward the lower caves, whence the sounds of smithy-work and other toil drifted upward.
Darkness and Dawn|George Allan England
When I pass through them I am a thousand miles from the city with its toil and pain, its strife and sorrow.
Some Summer Days in Iowa|Frederick John Lazell
Never doth morning come, but it seeth them at their toil, where they labor without ceasing in the midst of reek and smoke.
Stories of the Old world|Alfred John Church
I see it as a fearful thing, towering, expanding, upheld by the toil and the agony of millions.
The Journal of Arthur Stirling|Upton Sinclair

British Dictionary definitions for toil (1 of 2)

toil¹

/ (tɔɪl) /

noun

hard or exhausting work

an obsolete word for strife

verb

(intr) to labour

(intr) to progress with slow painful movementsto toil up a hill

(tr) archaic to achieve by toil

Derived forms of toil

toiler, noun

Word Origin for toil

C13: from Anglo-French toiler to struggle, from Old French toeillier to confuse, from Latin tudiculāre to stir, from tudicula machine for bruising olives, from tudes a hammer, from tundere to beat

British Dictionary definitions for toil (2 of 2)

toil²

/ (tɔɪl) /

noun

(often plural) a net or snarethe toils of fortune had ensnared him

archaic a trap for wild beasts

Word Origin for toil

C16: from Old French toile, from Latin tēla loom

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	toil
释义	toil ¹ [ toil ] / tɔɪl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR toil ON THESAURUS.COM noun hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort. a laborious task. Archaic. battle; strife; struggle. verb (used without object) to engage in hard and continuous work; labor arduously: to toil in the fields. to move or travel with difficulty, weariness, or pain. verb (used with object) to accomplish or produce by toil. Origin of toil ¹ First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English toile (noun), toilen (verb), from Anglo-French toil “contention,” toiler “to contend,” from Latin tudiculāre “to stir up, beat,” verbal derivative of tudicula “machine for crushing olives,” equivalent to tudi- (stem of tundere “to beat”) + -cula -cule² SYNONYMS FOR toil 1 exertion, travail, pains. 4 strive, moil. SEE SYNONYMS FOR toil ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR toil 1 indolence, sloth. SEE ANTONYMS FOR toil ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for toil 1. See work. OTHER WORDS FROM toil toiler, nounun·toil·ing, adjective Words nearby toil to hell and gone, to hell with, toheroa, tohubohu, tohunga, toil, toile, toile de Jouy, toilet, toilet bowl, toilet paper Definition for toil (2 of 2) toil² [ toil ] / tɔɪl / noun Usually toils . a net or series of nets in which game known to be in the area is trapped or into which game outside of the area is driven. Usually toils . trap; snare: to be caught in the toils of a gigantic criminal conspiracy. Archaic. any snare or trap for wild beasts. Origin of toil ² 1520–30; <French toile<Latin tēla web Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for toil What does man gain by all the toil at which he toils under the sun? Brecht's Mercenary Mother Courage Turns 75\|Katie Baker\|September 10, 2014\|DAILY BEAST In the years 1914-18, women flooded into the workplace to take on the toil of men conscripted to fight. The Tragic, Heroic Women of World War I\|Jacqueline Winspear\|June 29, 2014\|DAILY BEAST But football is a game in which a moment of magic can undo an hour of toil. Team USA 2, Portugal 2: Seconds Away From World Cup Glory\|Tunku Varadarajan\|June 23, 2014\|DAILY BEAST These early British settlers soon established tobacco then sugar cane plantations and started importing workers to toil on them. Uncovering the Secrets of St. Kitts\|Debra A. Klein\|June 21, 2014\|DAILY BEAST I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat. Churchill Would Be Famous Today on the Strength of His Writing Alone\|Anthony Paletta\|June 16, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Two hours of toil up the steep mountain brought me to the top of a spur. Hunting the Grisly and Other Sketches\|Theodore Roosevelt She gestured toward the lower caves, whence the sounds of smithy-work and other toil drifted upward. Darkness and Dawn\|George Allan England When I pass through them I am a thousand miles from the city with its toil and pain, its strife and sorrow. Some Summer Days in Iowa\|Frederick John Lazell Never doth morning come, but it seeth them at their toil, where they labor without ceasing in the midst of reek and smoke. Stories of the Old world\|Alfred John Church I see it as a fearful thing, towering, expanding, upheld by the toil and the agony of millions. The Journal of Arthur Stirling\|Upton Sinclair British Dictionary definitions for toil (1 of 2) toil¹ / (tɔɪl) / noun hard or exhausting work an obsolete word for strife verb (intr) to labour (intr) to progress with slow painful movementsto toil up a hill (tr) archaic to achieve by toil Derived forms of toil toiler, noun Word Origin for toil C13: from Anglo-French toiler to struggle, from Old French toeillier to confuse, from Latin tudiculāre to stir, from tudicula machine for bruising olives, from tudes a hammer, from tundere to beat British Dictionary definitions for toil (2 of 2) toil² / (tɔɪl) / noun (often plural) a net or snarethe toils of fortune had ensnared him archaic a trap for wild beasts Word Origin for toil C16: from Old French toile, from Latin tēla loom Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to toil exertion, sweat, strive, travail, industry, labor, application, drudgery, moil, effort, occupation, pains, plug, slave, plod, work, drive, grind, strain, struggle
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toil

noun

verb (used without object)

verb (used with object)

Origin of toil

SYNONYMS FOR toil

ANTONYMS FOR toil

synonym study for toil

OTHER WORDS FROM toil

Words nearby toil

Definition for toil (2 of 2)

noun

Origin of toil

Example sentences from the Web for toil

British Dictionary definitions for toil (1 of 2)

noun

verb

Derived forms of toil

Word Origin for toil

British Dictionary definitions for toil (2 of 2)

noun

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