Labour vs. Manpower
Labournoun
Effort expended on a particular task; toil, work.
Labournoun
That which requires hard work for its accomplishment; that which demands effort.
Labournoun
(uncountable) Workers in general; the working class, the workforce; sometimes specifically the labour movement, organised labour.
Labournoun
(uncountable) A political party or force aiming or claiming to represent the interests of labour.
Labournoun
The act of a mother giving birth.
Labournoun
The time period during which a mother gives birth.
Labournoun
(nautical) The pitching or tossing of a vessel which results in the straining of timbers and rigging.
Labournoun
An old measure of land area in Mexico and Texas, approximately 177 acres.
Labourverb
(intransitive) To toil, to work.
Labourverb
(transitive) To belabour, to emphasise or expand upon (a point in a debate, etc).
Labourverb
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.
Labourverb
To suffer the pangs of childbirth.
Labourverb
(nautical) To pitch or roll heavily, as a ship in a turbulent sea.
Labournoun
Same as labor; - British spelling.
Labournoun
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages;
Labournoun
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of labor to the birth of a child;
Labournoun
a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and the socialization of key industries
Labournoun
productive work (especially physical work done for wages);
Labourverb
work hard;
Labourverb
strive and make an effort to reach a goal;
Labourverb
undergo the efforts of childbirth
Labournoun
work, especially physical work
Labournoun
workers, especially manual workers, considered collectively
Labournoun
workers considered as a social class or political force
Labournoun
a government department concerned with a nation's workforce
Labournoun
the Labour Party
Labournoun
the process of childbirth from the start of uterine contractions to delivery
Labournoun
a group of moles
Labourverb
work hard; make great effort
Labourverb
work at an unskilled manual occupation
Labourverb
till (the ground)
Labourverb
have difficulty in doing something despite working hard
Labourverb
move or proceed with difficulty
Labourverb
(of an engine) work noisily and with difficulty
Labourverb
(of a ship) roll or pitch heavily
Labourverb
(of a woman in childbirth) be in labour
Manpowernoun
The total number of all available workers; the workforce.
Manpowernoun
The power exerted by a single person (analogous to horsepower.)
Manpowernoun
the force of workers available
