definition of
travail

[1] #1 travail n. [parturiency, labor, labour, confinement, lying-in, childbed] concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours". wn

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

[3] #3 travail n. [effort, elbow grease, exertion, sweat] use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion". wn