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labored
la·bored L0003700 (lā′bərd)adj.1. Produced or done with effort: the labored breathing of a very ill person.2. Lacking natural ease; strained: a labored style of debating.la•bored (ˈleɪ bərd)
adj. 1. done or made with difficulty; heavy: labored breathing. 2. showing the effects of great effort; strained: labored writing. [1525–35] la′bored•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | labored - lacking natural ease; "a labored style of debating"laboured, strainedawkward - lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance; "an awkward dancer"; "an awkward gesture"; "too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes"; "his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot" | | 2. | labored - requiring or showing effort; "heavy breathing"; "the subject made for labored reading"laboured, heavyeffortful - requiring great physical effort |
laboredadjective1. Not natural or spontaneous:contrived, effortful, forced, strained.2. Lacking fluency or gracefulness:elephantine, heavy-handed, ponderous.Translationslabored
labor the pointTo talk about or emphasize something excessively and perhaps repetitively, usually to the extent that the listener becomes bored or annoyed. A: "I don't mean to labor the point, but I'm just worried that there won't be enough food at the party." B: "Yeah, we know, you've said that 10 times now." I'm only laboring the point because we still haven't reached a decision.See also: labor, pointlabor at (something)To work very hard or diligently to accomplish something. I've been laboring at my Ph.D. for nearly four years now. Pat's out back laboring at repainting the back wall.See also: laborlabor away (at something)To work very hard or diligently (to accomplish something). I've been laboring away at my Ph.D. for nearly four years now. Pat always spends his Saturdays laboring away in the back garden.See also: away, laborlabor for (someone or something)1. To work very hard or diligently on someone or something else's behalf. We have nearly 30 employees laboring for us at this company, and any decision we make will affect all of them as well! I labored for her political campaign for months, but the moment it was over I was brushed aside without so much as a fare thee well.2. To work very hard or diligently in order to accomplish, achieve, or obtain something All of our volunteers labor for the betterment of people in need. The huge farming operation, which supplies states across the country, has been accused of forcing migrant workers to labor for only a few dollars an hour, far short of the national minimum wage.See also: laborlabor over (something)To put in a lot of time, energy, and effort to successfully accomplish or complete something. I've been laboring over this dissertation for months now. My wife likes to plan every minute of our vacation, laboring over the tiniest details.See also: labor, overlabor under (something)To live, function, or operate while believing something or holding an assumption of some kind, especially something that is not or may not be true. We all labored under the assumption that we would be getting paid overtime, so we all nearly quit when we realized that wasn't the case These politicians want us all to labor under the notion that they're our friends, looking out for our interests first and foremost.See also: laborEncyclopediaSeelaborlabored
labored (lā′bərd)adj.1. Produced or done with effort: the labored breathing of a very ill person.2. Lacking natural ease; strained: a labored style of debating.LegalSeeLaborFinancialSeelabourlabored
Related to labored: labored breathingSynonyms for laboredadj not natural or spontaneousSynonyms- contrived
- effortful
- forced
- strained
adj lacking fluency or gracefulnessSynonyms- elephantine
- heavy-handed
- ponderous
Synonyms for laboredadj lacking natural easeSynonymsRelated Wordsadj requiring or showing effortSynonymsRelated Words |