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(noun) use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion" |
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Synonyms: effort, elbow grease, exertion, sweat |
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Related Words: application, detrition, difficulty, diligence, exercise, exercising, friction, labor, labour, least effort, least resistance, overexertion, overkill, physical exercise, physical exertion, pull, rubbing, strain, straining, stress, struggle, supererogation, toil, trouble, workout |
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(verb) work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework" |
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Synonyms: dig, drudge, fag, grind, labor, labour, moil, toil |
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Related Words: do work, work |
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(noun) concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of labor to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours" |
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Synonyms: childbed, confinement, labor, labour, lying-in, parturiency |
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Related Words: birth, birthing, giving birth, parturition |
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