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toil

verb [I] (WORK HARD)
 
 
/tɔɪl/

Definition

to work hard: England's cricketers have been toiling in the 100-degree heat over the past week. I was relaxing in the bath, having toiled away in the garden all afternoon.Work, working and the workplaceWorking hours and periods of work
(Definition of toil verb (WORK HARD) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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