n.
To be in travail; to suffer the pangs of childbirth.
n.
To pitch or roll heavily, as a ship in a turbulent sea.
v. t.
To work at; to work; to till; to cultivate by toil.
v. t.
To form or fabricate with toil, exertion, or care.
v. t.
To prosecute, or perfect, with effort; to urge stre/uously; as, to labor a point or argument.
v. t.
To belabor; to beat.
n.
The workroom of a chemist; also, a place devoted to experiments in any branch of natural science; as, a chemical, physical, or biological laboratory. Hence, by extension, a place where something is prepared, or some operation is performed; as, the liver is the laboratory of the bile.
a.
Bearing marks of labor and effort; elaborately wrought; not easy or natural; as, labored poetry; a labored style.
adv.
In a labored manner; with labor.
n.
One who labors in a toilsome occupation; a person who does work that requires strength rather than skill, as distinguished from that of an artisan.
a.
That labors; performing labor; esp., performing coarse, heavy work, not requiring skill also, set apart for labor; as, laboring days.
a.
Suffering pain or grief.
a.
Requiring labor, perseverance, or sacrifices; toilsome; tiresome.
a.
Devoted to labor; diligent; industrious; as, a laborious mechanic.
a.
Not involving labor; not laborious; easy.
a.
Saving labor; adapted to supersede or diminish the labor of men; as, labor-saving machinery.
a.
Made with, or requiring, great labor, pains, or diligence.
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