nnoun.stateconcluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a childSynset:childbed confinement labor labour lying-in parturiency
Examples:- she was in labor for six hours
Derivationally Related Form:laborlabourparturient
Part Holonyms:gestation maternity pregnancy
Hypernyms:birth birthing giving birth parturition
Inherited Hypernyms:parturiencyparturitionorganic processprocessphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:premature laborpremature labour
Part Meronyms:asynclitism obliquity effacement uterine contraction
Full Hyponyms:premature labor
nnoun.actuse of physical or mental energy; hard workSynset:effort elbow grease exertion sweat
Examples:- he got an A for effort
- they managed only with great exertion
Derivationally Related Form:exerttravail
Hypernyms:labor labour toil
Inherited Hypernyms:effortlaborworkactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:applicationdetritiondifficultydiligenceexerciseexercisingfrictionleast effortleast resistanceoverexertionoverkillphysical exercisephysical exertionpullrubbingstrainstrainingstrugglesupererogationtroubleworkout
Full Hyponyms:aerobicsapplicationarm exerciseattritionback exercisebench pressbent hangbodybuildingcalisthenicscardiopulmonary exerciseclean and jerkconditionercrucifixdipdouble dutchdouble leg circleexercisefrictiongrand circlegymnastic exercisehandstandhanghatha yogaincline bench pressinverted hangisometricsisotonic exercisejerkjoggingjump ropekegel exerciseskick upkipknee bendleast effortleg curlleg exerciseleg extensorlever hanglong flyneck exerciseoverexertionoverkillpandiculationpiked reverse hangpower walkingpresspullpull-uppushupreverse hangscissorssetsit-upsnatchstomach exercisestraddlestraight hangstrainstretchstrugglesupererogationthe deviltroubletsurisweight gainingweightliftwidegrip pushupwrestleyoga
vverb.socialwork hardSynset:dig drudge fag grind labor labour moil toil
Examples:- She was digging away at her math homework
- Lexicographers drudge all day long
Derivationally Related Form:grindlaborlabourtoillabourerlaborertravaildrudgedrudgerytoiler
Hypernyms:do work work
Inherited Hypernyms:laborwork
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP