labour

  1. Proper noun.  Short for the Labour Party.
  2. Noun.  Effort expended on a particular task; toil, work.
  3. Noun.  (uncountable) Workers in general; the working class, the workforce; ''sometimes specifically'' the labour movement, organised labour.
  4. Noun.  (uncountable) A political party or force aiming or claiming to represent the interests of labour.
  5. Noun.  The act of a mother giving birth.
  6. Noun.  The time period during which a mother gives birth.
  7. Verb.  (intransitive) To toil, to work.
  8. Verb.  (transitive) To belabour, to emphasise or expand upon (a point in a debate, etc).

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