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labour
verb UK (US labor) /ˈleɪ.bər/
/-bɚ/ Definition
› [I] to do hard physical work: He travelled around Europe labouring to pay his way. [+ to infinitive] Three hours after the explosion, rescue teams were still labouring to free those trapped.Work, working and the workplaceWorking hours and periods of work › [I + adv/prep] to do something slowly with great physical or mental effort: He laboured up the hill with his heavy load. She's been labouring over the same article for days.Slow and moving slowly
(Definition of labour verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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SMART Thesaurus: Slow and moving slowly
Synonyms and related words:
- at a snail's pace idiom
- by and by idiom
- by degrees idiom
- claw your way (somewhere) idiom
- crawler noun (MOVING)
- drift verb
- float verb (MOVE)
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- steady adjective (GRADUAL)
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- straggler noun
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