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travail
(tr/@/'v/eI/l )

noun (n)

  • concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child(noun.state)
    Synonym:
    childbed, confinement, labor, labour, lying-in, parturiency
    source: wordnet30
  • use of physical or mental energy; hard work(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    effort, elbow grease, exertion, sweat
    source: wordnet30
  • Labor with pain; severe toil or exertion.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • Same as Travois.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • work hard(verb.social)
    Synonym:
    dig, drudge, fag, grind, labor, labour, moil, toil
    source: wordnet30
  • To labor with pain; to toil.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To harass; to tire.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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