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labour vs sweat

sweat vs labour

labour and sweat both are nouns.

labour and sweat both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
labour Yes No Yes No
sweat Yes No Yes No
As nouns, sweat is a hyponym of labour; that is, sweat is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than labour:
  • labour: productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
  • sweat: use of physical or mental energy; hard work
Other hyponyms of labour include roping, corvee, donkeywork, drudgery, grind, plodding, effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, hunt, hunting, hackwork, haymaking, manual labor, manual labour, overwork, overworking, slavery.
labour (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
labour (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 labour and sweat

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