hard physical work

  • 11physical — adjective 1) physical pleasure Syn: bodily, corporeal, corporal, somatic; carnal, fleshly, nonspiritual Ant: mental, spiritual 2) hard physical work Syn …

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  • 12hard labour — BrE, hard labor AmE noun (U) punishment in prison which consists of hard physical work …

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  • 13hard labour — UK / US noun [uncountable] very hard physical work that some people have to do when they are in prison as a punishment …

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  • 14hard hat — ˈhard hat noun [countable] 1. a protective hat worn by builders: • Hard hats are now required by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for all construction workers. 2. informal JOBS a worker in the building industry: • People working… …

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  • 15hard labor — n: compulsory labor imposed upon prisoners as part of a sentence or as prison discipline Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. hard labor …

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  • 16Hard yakka — hard manual labour; laborious physical work …

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  • 17work — work1 W1S1 [wə:k US wə:rk] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(do a job for money)¦ 2¦(do your job)¦ 3¦(help)¦ 4¦(do an activity)¦ 5¦(try to achieve something)¦ 6¦(machine/equipment)¦ 7¦(be effective/successful)¦ 8¦(have an effect)¦ 9¦(art/style/literature)¦ …

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  • 18work — I n. labor 1) to do work (they never do any work) 2) to begin; quit, stop work (they quit work at one o clock) 3) to take on work 4) to undo smb. s work 5) backbreaking, hard; delicate; demanding; dirty, scut; easy, light; exhausting, tiring;… …

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  • 19work — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 effort/product of effort ADJECTIVE ▪ hard ▪ It s hard work trying to get him to do a few things for himself. ▪ It doesn t require skill it s a matter of sheer hard work. ▪ arduous, back breakin …

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  • 20hard — hard1 [ hard ] adjective *** ▸ 1 firm & not easy to break ▸ 2 difficult to do ▸ 3 full of problems ▸ 4 strong & not frightened ▸ 5 unkind/cruel ▸ 6 with much physical force ▸ 7 about water ▸ 8 winter/frost: severe ▸ 9 facts, etc.: can be proved ▸ …

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