Synonym: effort, employment, industry, task, toil, work. Antonym: relax, rest. Similar words: elaborate, laboratory, laboriously, collaboration, abortion, lab, label, suborn. Meaning: [ˈleɪbə(r)] 
n. 1. productive work (especially physical work done for wages) 2. a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages 3. concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of labor to the birth of a child 4. an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement 5. a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and the socialization of key industries 6. the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913 7. any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted. v. 1. strive and make an effort to reach a goal 2. work hard 3. undergo the efforts of childbirth.
n. 1. productive work (especially physical work done for wages) 2. a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages 3. concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of labor to the birth of a child 4. an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement 5. a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and the socialization of key industries 6. the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913 7. any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted. v. 1. strive and make an effort to reach a goal 2. work hard 3. undergo the efforts of childbirth. 
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31. Each family farms individually and reaps the benefit of its labor.
32. This education aimed at combining brain work with manual labor.
33. We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.
34. Farm labor used to hire themselves out for the summer.
35. The charge for labor works out at almost ten shillings an hour.
36. For now the only bright spots in the labor market are small businesses and high-tech start-ups.
37. We have to balance good labor relations against the need to cut costs.
38. They do manual labor in the fields all the year round.
39. This principle of collective bargaining has been a mainstay in labor relations in this country.
40. The company says it is in full compliance with US labor laws.
41. Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them. Joseph Joubert 
42. But this is the cutting edge of labor.
43. A brick wall would be put upa labor.
44. The cheap labor was short-lived[Sentence dictionary], however.
45. Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body. Seneca
46. In the US, manual labor remains a male domain.
47. Labor began as a criminal conspiracy.
48. The anarchism of labor is more shocking, less dangerous.
49. As her economy boomed, she needed more black labor.
50. Baseball's image was dented by the labor dispute.
51. Even in labor it is becoming less acceptable.
52. Besides, labor disgraced itself in the Great Depression.
53. But his defenders note that the current excavation of the tunnel was initiated by the Labor government.
54. After looking at the calendar and getting approval from doctors, they agreed to induce labor of daughter Lauren.
55. Employers and business groups contend that a higher minimum wage would saddle them with higher labor costs.
56. They said they will cooperate with labor and business to increase employment.
57. They know it when their older loved ones die sooner because of having led harsh lives in domestic service or manual labor.
58. If violations can not be satisfactorily resolved, the U. S. Department of Labor may bring action in court to compel compliance.
59. I make a date with my friend Patrick, a labor historian.
60. For him thinking is intellectual labor as if it had an action dimension to it.
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