Labor
nnoun.groupa social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wagesSynset:labour proletariat working class
Examples:- there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field
Derivationally Related Form:proletarian
Hypernyms:class social class socio-economic class stratum
Inherited Hypernyms:laborclasspeoplegroupabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:labor forcelabor poollumpenproletariatorganized labor
Member Meronyms:prole proletarian worker
Full Hyponyms:labor forcelumpenproletariatorganized labor
nnoun.actproductive work (especially physical work done for wages)Synset:labour toil
Examples:- his labor did not require a great deal of skill
Derivationally Related Form:laboriouslabortoillabour
Hypernyms:work
Inherited Hypernyms:laborworkactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:corveedonkeyworkdrudgeryeffortelbow greaseexertiongrindhackworkhaymakinghunthuntingmanual labormanual labouroverworkoverworkingploddingropingslaverysweattravail
Full Hyponyms:aerobicsanointingapplicationarm exerciseattritionbabbittingback exercisebench pressbent hangbirdnestingbodybuildingbodyworkcalf ropingcalisthenicscanned huntcardiopulmonary exerciseclean and jerkconditionercorveecrucifixdeerstalkingdipdouble dutchdouble leg circledrudgeryeffortexercisefinger-paintingfoliationfrictionfumigationgalvanizationgrand circlegymnastic exercisehackworkhandlinghandstandhanghatha yogahaymakinghuntincline bench pressinverted hangisometricsisotonic exercisejerkjoggingjump ropekegel exerciseskick upkipknee bendleast effortleg curlleg exerciseleg extensorlever hangliningloadinglong flylubricationmanual labormaterials handlingneck exerciseoverexertionoverkilloverworkpaintingpandiculationpaperingpargetingpavingpickingpiked reverse hangplankingplasteringplatingpower walkingpredationpresspullpull-uppushupreverse hangropingscissorsscumblesetsit-upslaverysnatchspatterspray paintingsprayingstalksteer ropingstomach exercisestraddlestraight hangstrainstretchstrugglesupererogationthe deviltilingtinningtroubletsurisunctionunloadingwaxingweight gainingweightliftwidegrip pushupwiringwrestleyoga
nnoun.stateconcluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a childSynset:childbed confinement labour lying-in parturiency travail
Examples:- she was in labor for six hours
Derivationally Related Form:laborlabourparturient
Part Holonyms:gestation maternity pregnancy
Hypernyms:birth birthing giving birth parturition
Inherited Hypernyms:parturiencyparturitionorganic processprocessphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:premature laborpremature labour
Part Meronyms:asynclitism obliquity effacement uterine contraction
Full Hyponyms:premature labor
nnoun.groupan organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movementSynset:labor movement trade union movement
Hypernyms:reform movement
Inherited Hypernyms:labor movementreform movementmovementsocial groupgroupabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:I.W.W.IWWIndustrial Workers of the Worldtrade unionismunionism
Part Meronyms:brotherhood labor union trade union trades union union
Full Hyponyms:industrial workers of the worldunionism
nnoun.groupa political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industriesSynset:British Labour Party Labor Labour Labour Party
Hypernyms:labor party labour party
Inherited Hypernyms:british labour partylabor partypartyorganizationsocial groupgroupabstractionentity
Member Meronyms:Labourite
nnoun.groupthe federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913Synset:Department of Labor DoL Labor Labor Department
Hypernyms:executive department
Inherited Hypernyms:department of laborexecutive departmentfederal departmentgovernment departmentdepartmentdivisionadministrative unitunitorganizationsocial groupgroupabstractionentity
Part Meronyms:OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
nnoun.actany piece of work that is undertaken or attemptedSynset:project task undertaking
Examples:- he prepared for great undertakings
Derivationally Related Form:undertakelabortaskproject
Hypernyms:work
Inherited Hypernyms:undertakingworkactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:adventureassignmentbabybreezechild's playcinchdangerous undertakingduck soupendeavorendeavourendurance contestenterpriseescapadelabor of lovelabour of lovelarge ordermarathonno-brainerpicnicpiece of cakepropositionpushoverrisky venturesnaptall orderventurewalkover
Instance Hyponyms:Manhattan Project
Full Hyponyms:adventureadvertising campaignanti-war movementassignmentbabybusinessbusiness activitycampaigncampaigningchancecharm campaigncinchclassroom projectclassworkconsumerismcrapshootcustomdoddledoublingenterpriseexerciseexperimentfeminist movementforeign direct investmentforlorn hopefront-porch campaigningfund-raising campaigngamblegay liberation movementhistory lessonhomeworkhustingsjoint venturelabor of loveland-office businesslessonlong shotlost causemarathonno-braineroperationpropositionpublic-relations campaignracketraisereading assignmentreformrisksales campaignsallyschool assignmentstumpingtall ordertradeventurewarwashwhispering campaignwritten assignmentyouth movement
vverb.socialstrive and make an effort to reach a goalSynset:drive labour push tug
Examples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:laborerlaborlabourpushdrive
Hypernyms:fight struggle
Inherited Hypernyms:tugfighttryact
Direct Hyponyms:reachstrainstrive
Full Troponyms:extend oneselfkill oneselfstrivetrouble oneself
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s to INFINITIVE
vverb.socialwork hardSynset:dig drudge fag grind labour moil toil travail
Examples:- She was digging away at her math homework
- Lexicographers drudge all day long
Derivationally Related Form:grindlaborlabourtoillabourerlaborertravaildrudgedrudgerytoiler
Hypernyms:do work work
Inherited Hypernyms:laborwork
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.bodyundergo the efforts of childbirthSynset:labour
Derivationally Related Form:laborlabour
Hypernyms:undergo
Inherited Hypernyms:laborundergochange
Entailment:bear birth deliver give birth have
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s