[{"word":"labours","phonetic":"/ˈleɪbəz/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈleɪbəz/","audio":""},{"text":"/ˈleɪbɚz/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"Effort expended on a particular task; toil, work.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"That which requires hard work for its accomplishment; that which demands effort.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Workers in general; the working class, the workforce; sometimes specifically the labour movement, organised labour.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A political party or force aiming or claiming to represent the interests of labour.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The act of a mother giving birth.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The time period during which a mother gives birth.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The pitching or tossing of a vessel which results in the straining of timbers and rigging.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An old measure of land area in Mexico and Texas, approximately 177 acres.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["swink","toil","work"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To toil, to work.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To belabour, to emphasise or expand upon (a point in a debate, etc).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I think we've all got the idea. There's no need to labour the point."},{"definition":"To be oppressed with difficulties or disease; to do one's work under conditions which make it especially hard or wearisome; to move slowly, as against opposition, or under a burden.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To suffer the pangs of childbirth.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To pitch or roll heavily, as a ship in a turbulent sea.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/labour","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/labours"]}]