concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child; she was in labor for six hours

[ Syn: parturiency , labor , labour , confinement , lying-in , childbed ]

use of physical or mental energy; hard work; he got an A for effort; they managed only with great exertion

[ Syn: effort , elbow grease , exertion , sweat ]

work hard; She was digging away at her math homework; Lexicographers drudge all day long

[ Syn: labor , labour , toil , fag , grind , drudge , dig , moil ]