labor vs struggle

struggle vs labor

labor and struggle both are nouns.

labor and struggle both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
labor	Yes	No	Yes	No
struggle	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, struggle is a hypernym of labor; that is, struggle is a word with a broader meaning than labor:

labor: strive and make an effort to reach a goal
struggle: make a strenuous or labored effort

Other hypernyms of labor include fight.

labor (noun)	struggle (noun)
productive work (especially physical work done for wages)	strenuous effort
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted	an energetic attempt to achieve something
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages	an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child

labor (verb)	struggle (verb)
undergo the efforts of childbirth	be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
work hard	to exert strenuous effort against opposition
strive and make an effort to reach a goal	climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
	make a strenuous or labored effort

Difference between labor and struggle

Words related to "labor"

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