adj, noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of one who labours; toil; work done.

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of labour British, Canada, form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1. 1
   doing arduous or unpleasant work wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

busydrudginglaboringtoiling

Example

More examples

"Tom took a labouring job, but he just couldn't hack it after a few days."

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