labor vs sweat

labor and sweat both are nouns.

labor and sweat both are verbs.

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

As nouns, sweat is a hyponym of labor; that is, sweat is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than labor:

labor: productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
sweat: use of physical or mental energy; hard work

Other hyponyms of labor include roping, corvee, donkeywork, drudgery, grind, plodding, effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, hunt, hunting, hackwork, haymaking, manual labor, manual labour, overwork, overworking, slavery.

labor (noun)	sweat (noun)
productive work (especially physical work done for wages)	use of physical or mental energy; hard work
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted	salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages	condensation of moisture on a cold surface
an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement	agitation resulting from active worry
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child

labor (verb)	sweat (verb)
undergo the efforts of childbirth	excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin
work hard
strive and make an effort to reach a goal

Difference between labor and sweat

Words related to "labor"

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