definition of
labour

[1] #1 labour n. [labor, working class, proletariat] a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field". wn

[2] #2 labour v. [labor, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, dig, moil] work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long". wn

[3] #3 labour n. [parturiency, labor, confinement, lying-in, travail, childbed] concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours". wn

[4] #4 labour v. [tug, labor, push, drive] 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". wn

[5] #5 labour n. [British Labour Party, Labour Party, Labour, Labor] a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries. wn