physical labor

  • 21labor — laboringly, adv. laborless, adj. /lay beuhr/, n. 1. productive activity, esp. for the sake of economic gain. 2. the body of persons engaged in such activity, esp. those working for wages. 3. this body of persons considered as a class… …

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  • 22labor — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French labur, from Latin labor; perhaps akin to Latin labare to totter, labi to slip more at sleep Date: 14th century 1. a. expenditure of physical or mental effort especially when difficult or… …

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  • 23labor — {{11}}labor (n.) c.1300, a task, a project; later exertion of the body; trouble, difficulty, hardship (late 14c.), from O.Fr. labor labor, toil, work, exertion, task (12c., Mod.Fr. labeur), from L. laborem (nom. labor) labor, toil, exertion;… …

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  • 24labor — 1. noun 1) manual labor Syn: work, hard work, toil, exertion, industry, drudgery, effort, menial work; informal slog, grind, sweat, scut work; literary travail, moil Ant: rest, leisu …

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  • 25Physical culture — This is about the fitness movement; for the study of the physical aspects of cultures, see archaeology. Physical culture is the promotion of muscular growth, strength and health through various physical exercise regimens like resistance training …

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  • 26labor — la|bor1 [ leıbər ] noun *** 1. ) uncount all the workers in a particular country, industry, or company considered as a group: the declining demand for labor in agriculture a plentiful supply of cheap labor skilled/unskilled labor: The demand for… …

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  • 27Physical exercise — Workout redirects here. For other uses, see Workout (disambiguation). Exercise redirects here. For other uses, see Exercise (disambiguation). Participant in a triathlon at Catoctin Mountain in 2005 Physical exercise is any bodily activity that… …

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  • 28Physical attractiveness — …

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  • 29labor — a labor of love easy false labor hard menial migrant organized painstaking performlabor physical productive prolonged protracted seasonal …

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  • 30labor, labour — I n. work 1) to do, perform labor, labour 2) manual, physical; menial; painstaking; productive; sweated (BE), sweatshop; skilled; unskilled labor, labour 3) a division of labor, labour 4) (misc.) (a) division of labor, labour; a labor, labour of… …

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