hard physical work
1hard labour — noun Physical labour as an additional punishment to imprisonment, abolished in 1948 • • • Main Entry: ↑hard hard labour Compulsory work imposed in addition to imprisonment, abolished in the UK in 1948 • • • Main Entry: ↑labour * * * hard labour… …
2hard labour — BrE hard labor AmE n [U] punishment in prison which consists of hard physical work …
3work — ▪ I. work work 1 [wɜːk ǁ wɜːrk] verb 1. [intransitive] to do a job that you are paid for: • Harry is 78 and still working. • Most of the people I went to school with work in factories. work for • David works for a broadcasting company …
4hard — 1. adjective 1) hard ground Syn: firm, solid, rigid, stiff, resistant, unbreakable, inflexible, impenetrable, unyielding, solidified, hardened, compact, compacted, dense, close packed, compressed; steely …
5physical — I UK [ˈfɪzɪk(ə)l] / US adjective *** 1) relating to your body rather than your mind The emotional and physical strain of the previous day had left him exhausted. Depressed people often complain of physical symptoms such as headaches. children who …
6physical — phys|ic|al1 [ fızıkl ] adjective *** ▸ 1 relating to body ▸ 2 able to be seen/touched ▸ 3 relating to appearance ▸ 4 when people touch a lot ▸ 5 relating to physics 1. ) relating to your body rather than your mind: The emotional and physical… …
7hard — 1. adjective 1) hard ground Syn: firm, solid, rigid, stiff, unbreakable, unyielding, compacted, tough, strong 2) hard physical work Syn: arduous, strenuous …
8physical*/*/*/ — [ˈfɪzɪk(ə)l] adj 1) relating to your body rather than to your mind children who have physical disabilities[/ex] hard physical work[/ex] See: mental 2) real and able to be seen, touched, or felt There was no physical evidence to connect Whitman… …
9hard labor — noun : compulsory labor imposed upon imprisoned criminals as a part of the prison discipline but not necessarily more severe nor greater in amount than that customarily performed by ordinary laborers * * * ˌhard ˈlabour [hard labour] (especially… …
10hard labour — N UNCOUNT Hard labour is hard physical work which people have to do as punishment for a crime. The sentence of the court was twelve years hard labour, to be served in a British prison. (in AM, use hard labor) …