toil

1 of 3

noun (1)

ˈtȯi(-ə)l

: long strenuous fatiguing labor

archaic

: struggle, battle

: laborious effort

toilful

ˈtȯi(-ə)l-fəl How to pronounce toil (audio)

adjective

toilfully

ˈtȯi(-ə)l-fə-lē How to pronounce toil (audio)

adverb

toil

2 of 3

verb

toiled; toiling; toils

intransitive verb

: to work hard and long

: to proceed with laborious effort : plod

transitive verb

archaic : overwork

archaic : to get or accomplish with great effort

toiler

ˈtȯi-lər

noun

toil

3 of 3

noun (2)

: a net to trap game

: something by which one is held fast or inextricably involved : snare, trap

—usually used in plural

caught in the toils of the law

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English toile, from Anglo-French toyl, from toiller

Verb

Middle English, to argue, struggle, from Anglo-French toiller to make dirty, fight, wrangle, from Latin tudiculare to crush, grind, from tudicula machine for crushing olives, diminutive of tudes hammer; akin to Latin tundere to beat — more at contusion

Noun (2)

Middle French toile cloth, net, from Old French teile, Latin tela cloth on a loom — more at subtle

First Known Use

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Noun (2)

circa 1529, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	toilful
释义	toil 1 of 3 noun (1) ˈtȯi(-ə)l 1 : long strenuous fatiguing labor 2 archaic a : struggle, battle b : laborious effort toilful ˈtȯi(-ə)l-fəl adjective toilfully ˈtȯi(-ə)l-fə-lē adverb toil 2 of 3 verb toiled; toiling; toils intransitive verb 1 : to work hard and long 2 : to proceed with laborious effort : plod transitive verb 1 archaic : overwork 2 archaic : to get or accomplish with great effort toiler ˈtȯi-lər noun toil 3 of 3 noun (2) 1 : a net to trap game 2 : something by which one is held fast or inextricably involved : snare, trap —usually used in plural caught in the toils of the law Synonyms Noun (1) donkeywork drudge drudgery fatigue grind labor moil slavery sweat travail Verb bang away beaver (away) dig (away) drudge endeavor fag grub hump hustle labor moil peg (away) plod plow plug slave slog strain strive struggle sweat travail tug work Noun (2) entanglement mesh(es) morass net noose quagmire quicksand snare tanglement trap web See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb workers toiling in the fields They were toiling up a steep hill. Word History Etymology Noun (1) Middle English toile, from Anglo-French toyl, from toiller Verb Middle English, to argue, struggle, from Anglo-French toiller to make dirty, fight, wrangle, from Latin tudiculare to crush, grind, from tudicula machine for crushing olives, diminutive of tudes hammer; akin to Latin tundere to beat — more at contusion Noun (2) Middle French toile cloth, net, from Old French teile, Latin tela cloth on a loom — more at subtle First Known Use Noun (1) 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Verb 15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1 Noun (2) circa 1529, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition toil 1 of 2 noun ˈtȯil : long hard labor toil 2 of 2 verb toiled; toiling 1 : to work hard and long 2 : to go on with effort They were toiling up a steep hill. toilful adjective as in difficult Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance difficult formidable tough laborious troublesome arduous labored murderous strenuous killer severe painful problematic toilsome grueling stiff complicated exacting oppressive hard involved rough demanding onerous herculean taxing exhausting stressful burdensome complex gruelling problematical intricate abstruse recondite knotty Antonyms & Near Antonyms easy simple soft ready smooth cheap light fluent royal quick straightforward uncomplicated fluid obvious effortless apparent painless snap facile distinct clear evident manifest unequivocal mindless downhill palpable transparent unmistakable plain hands-down unambiguous perspicuous idiotproof unchallenging clear-cut patent open-and-shut See More
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toil

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