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labored


Meanings
  • verb

    Worked hard or put great effort into doing something.

    - "He labored over the project for several weeks."
    - "The miners labored in the hot and dangerous conditions."
  • verb

    Experience physical or mental pain, especially during childbirth.

    - "She labored for hours before giving birth."
    - "The patient labored under the intense pain."

Rhymes
Words rhyming with labored
sorrowed , tomorrowed , borrowed
Variants
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labored , labor , laboring , labors
Etymology
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From Old French laborer, from labore 'toil, labor'.


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  1. The term 'labored' can also be used metaphorically to describe a piece of writing or speech that is overly complex and requires a great deal of effort to understand.

  2. In some cultures, the term 'labored' is used to describe the process of giving birth, with the mother being referred to as a 'laboring woman'.


Related Concepts
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  1. Labor: The process of giving birth or the physical and mental effort put into creating or producing something.

  2. Labor market: An economic concept that refers to the availability of workers and the demand for labor.


Culture
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The term 'labored' has been used in various literary works and expressions to describe the struggle or effort put into achieving something. For instance, in the novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird' by Harper Lee, Scout observes that her father, Atticus Finch, labors to defend Tom Robinson in a racially biased court system.

How to Memorize "labored"

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