"labour" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /leɪbə/ Audio: en-uk-labour.ogg [UK] Forms: labour [singular], labours [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Labour is the work that people do, usually lifting, moving, building, etc. rather than desk work.
    Sense id: simple-labour-en-noun-Qe2l77WG
  2. Labour are the people who do this kind of work.
    Sense id: simple-labour-en-noun-sIf5HWss
  3. Labour is the process a pregnant woman goes through when she is giving birth.
    Sense id: simple-labour-en-noun-ZFmg5Ph3
  4. Labour is the name of a big political party in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.
    Sense id: simple-labour-en-noun-CS286~J~

Verb

IPA: /leɪbə/ Audio: en-uk-labour.ogg [UK] Forms: labour [canonical], labours [third-person, singular], laboured [past], laboured [past, participle], labouring [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you labour, you work hard.
    Sense id: simple-labour-en-verb-n012ElhY Categories (other): Verbs
  2. If you labour the point, you keep talking about it after people understand it well.
    Sense id: simple-labour-en-verb-2TOiRApv
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