English to English noun 1. a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages  there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field source: wordnet30
2. concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child  she was in labor for six hours source: wordnet30
3. a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries  source: wordnet30
4. productive work (especially physical work done for wages)  his labor did not require a great deal of skill source: wordnet30
verb 5. work hard  She was digging away at her math homework|Lexicographers drudge all day long source: wordnet30
6. strive and make an effort to reach a goal  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 source: wordnet30
7. undergo the efforts of childbirth  source: wordnet30
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