labor

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labor[1,noun] labor[2,intransitive verb]

Main Entry: ¹la·bor
Variant(s): or British la·bour /l-br/
Function: noun
: the physical activities involved in parturition consisting essentially of a prolonged series of involuntary contractions of the uterine musculature together with both reflex and voluntary contractions of the abdominal wall <drugs that induce labor> <went into labor after a fall>; also : the period of time during which such labor takes place