toilnoun [ U ]
uk/tɔɪl/us/tɔɪl/hard work, especially work that makes you feel physically tired:
Lindi has achieved her comfortable life only after years of hard toil.
humorous Well, after a day's toil in the office I like to relax a little.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Work, working and the workplace
- a long way to go idiom
- act as sth 1
- act as sth
- all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy) idiom
- assignment
- cabin
- hold down a job idiom
- hoop
- hot desk
- hot-desking
- hotelling
- housekeeping
- labour
- slog
- slouch
- spadework
- stroke
- sweat
- sweat over sth
- swing into action idiom
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toilverb [ I ]
uk/tɔɪl/us/tɔɪl/toil verb [ I ] (WORK HARD)
to work hard:
Farm workers have been toiling in the 100-degree heat over the past week.
After toiling away at work all week, it's good to relax.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Work, working and the workplace
- a long way to go idiom
- act as sth 1
- act as sth
- all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy) idiom
- assignment
- cabin
- hold down a job idiom
- hoop
- hot desk
- hot-desking
- hotelling
- housekeeping
- labour
- slog
- slouch
- spadework
- stroke
- sweat
- sweat over sth
- swing into action idiom
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toil verb [ I ] (MOVE)
to move in a particular direction, slowly and with great effort:
I was toiling up the hill with four heavy bags when he took pity on me.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Moving unsteadily or with difficulty
- blunder
- bumble
- doddery
- falter
- galumphing
- limp
- lollop
- lumber
- lurch
- reel
- schlep
- shamble
- shuffle
- squeeze
- stagger
- stumble
- toddle
- totter
- trip (sb) up
- waddle
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