"toil" meaning in All languages combined

See toil on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /tɔɪl/ Audio: en-us-toil.ogg [US] Forms: toil [singular], toils [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Toil is very hard labour or work.
    Sense id: simple-toil-en-noun-Bf7UUa1q

Verb [English]

IPA: /tɔɪl/ Audio: en-us-toil.ogg [US] Forms: toil [canonical], toils [third-person, singular], toiled [past], toiled [past, participle], toiling [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you toil, you labour or work.
    Sense id: simple-toil-en-verb-~11A3ocg Categories (other): Verbs
  2. If you toil, you struggle.
    Sense id: simple-toil-en-verb-KO2kNEf- Categories (other): Verbs
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