struggle vs labor

labor vs struggle

struggle and labor both are nouns.

struggle and labor both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of struggle include drive, labour, push, tug, flounder.

struggle (noun)	labor (noun)
strenuous effort	productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
an energetic attempt to achieve something	any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)	a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
	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

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

Difference between struggle and labor

Words related to "labor"

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