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adj. heavy

verb. do something

verb. suffer or cause another to suffer

verb. develop land for growing

verb. work very hard

toil
travail

verb. attempt to achieve something

verb. try, attempt

verb. do repeatedly, especially to improve

verb. make use of

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Word Origin & History

labor c.1300, "exertion of the body," from O.Fr. labour (Fr. labeur), from L. laborem (nom. labor) "toil, pain, exertion, fatigue, work," perhaps originally "tottering under a burden," related to labere "to totter." The verb is c.1300, from M.Fr. labourer, from L. laborare, from labor. The verb in modern Fr., Sp., Port. means "to plow;" the wider sense being taken by the equivalent of Eng. travail. Meaning "body of laborers considered as a class" (usually contrasted to capitalists) is from 1839. Sense of "physical exertions of childbirth" is 1595, from Fr. en travail "in (childbirth) suffering" ...(see travail). Labor Day first marked 1882 in New York City.

Example Sentences for labored

And our university-relations office labored to explain the importance of our research to news outlets.

The baseball hat was back today but its mount was restored to reasonable health and only mildly labored breathing.

For decades researchers have labored to make batteries smaller, cheaper, and more efficient.

Coffee rings would show that humans once labored here, proudly.