any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
undertaking
project
task
labor
- he prepared for great undertakings
the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States
Department_of_Labor
Labor_Department
Labor
DoL
- created in 1913
a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900
British_Labour_Party
Labour_Party
Labour
Labor
- characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries
an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement
labor_movement
trade_union_movement
labor
concluding state of pregnancy
parturiency
labor
labour
confinement
lying-in
travail
childbed
- from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
- she was in labor for six hours
productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
labor
labour
toil
- his labor did not require a great deal of skill
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
labor
labour
working_class
proletariat
- there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field
undergo the efforts of childbirth
labor
labour
work hard
labor
labour
toil
fag
travail
grind
drudge
dig
moil
- She was digging away at her math homework
- Lexicographers drudge all day long
strive and make an effort to reach a goal
tug
labor
labour
push
drive
- 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
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