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labor
noun
physical
or
mental
work
,
especially
hard
effort
•
After
hours
of
labor
,
the
volunteers
finished
cleaning
the
beach
.
After
hours
of
labor
,
the
volunteers
finished
cleaning
the
beach
.
•
Building
the
stone
wall
was
slow
,
back-breaking
labor
.
Building
the
stone
wall
was
slow
,
back-breaking
labor
.
From
Latin
labor
“
toil
,
work
.”
noun
-
labor
workers
,
especially
those
who
do
physical
work
,
considered
as
a
group
•
Labor
demanded
higher
wages
during
the
negotiations
.
Labor
demanded
higher
wages
during
the
negotiations
.
•
Organised
labor
can
influence
government
policy
.
Organised
labor
can
influence
government
policy
.
Sense
developed
in
19th-century
economic
writing
.
noun
-
labor
the
process
in
which
a
woman
’
s
body
contracts
and
pushes
to
give
birth
to
a
baby
•
She
went
into
labor
at
midnight
.
She
went
into
labor
at
midnight
.
•
Breathing
techniques
helped
her
cope
during
labor
.
Breathing
techniques
helped
her
cope
during
labor
.
Transferred
medical
sense
recorded
since
the
16th
century
.
verb
-
labor
,
laboring
,
labors
,
labored
to
work
hard
or
to
move
with
great
effort
•
The
farmers
labored
in
the
blazing
sun
.
The
farmers
labored
in
the
blazing
sun
.
•
She
labored
over
the
report
until
midnight
.
She
labored
over
the
report
until
midnight
.
From
Latin
laborare
“
to
toil
.”
laboratory
noun
-
laboratory
,
laboratories
a
room
or
building
with
special
equipment
where
scientists
,
technicians
,
or
students
carry
out
experiments
,
research
,
or
tests
•
The
students
wore
white
coats
as
they
mixed
chemicals
in
the
school
laboratory
.
The
students
wore
white
coats
as
they
mixed
chemicals
in
the
school
laboratory
.
•
In
the
crime
laboratory
,
a
male
technician
examined
fingerprints
under
a
powerful
microscope
.
In
the
crime
laboratory
,
a
male
technician
examined
fingerprints
under
a
powerful
microscope
.
Late
16th
century
:
from
medieval
Latin
laboratorium
‘
a
place
for
labor
or
work
’,
from
Latin
labor
‘
work
’.
noun
-
laboratory
,
laboratories
a
place
,
situation
,
or
environment
where
new
ideas
,
methods
,
or
activities
are
tested
and
developed
•
Silicon
Valley
is
a
living
laboratory
for
cutting-edge
technology
.
Silicon
Valley
is
a
living
laboratory
for
cutting-edge
technology
.
•
The
island
became
a
real-world
laboratory
of
sustainable
energy
projects
.
The
island
became
a
real-world
laboratory
of
sustainable
energy
projects
.
Extended
figurative
use
dating
from
the
early
20th
century
,
applying
the
idea
of
a
test
environment
to
social
and
creative
fields
.