Labored
81Preparation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Preparation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 preparation preparation Sgm: N 1 providing providing &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 provision provision providence Sgm: N 1 anticipation anticipation &c.(foresight) 510 Sgm …
82labor — 01. My wife was in [labor] for 10 hours before finally giving birth to our twin girls. 02. The [labor] of weeding the garden was too much for his weak back. 03. Her grandfather [labored] in the coal mines for over 40 years before dying of lung… …
83labor — {{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;… …
84gasping — n. labored breathing, panting adj. panting, wheezing (of breath) gæsp /gÉ‘Ësp n. sudden intake of air; labored breath v. struggle for breath; pant; breathe in sharply and suddenly …
85labor — 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 …
86limp — I [[t]lɪmp[/t]] v. i. 1) pat to walk with a labored movement, as when lame 2) to proceed in a lame, faltering, or labored manner 3) to progress with great difficulty 4) a lame movement or gait • Etymology: 1560–70; extracted from obs. limphault… …
87labor — [lā′bər] n. [OFr < L, labor, orig., hardship, pain, prob. < base of labi, to slip, totter: see LAP1] 1. physical or mental exertion; work; toil 2. a specific task; piece of work 3. a) all wage earning workers as a group: distinguished from… …
88air hunger — noun : deep labored breathing at an increased or decreased rate (as in acidosis and other conditions) * * * deep, rapid, and labored breathing caused by an increased respiratory drive due to abnormally low blood oxygen levels, as in severe heart… …
89la´bored|ness — la|bored «LAY buhrd», adjective. done with much effort; not easy or natural; forced: »labored breathing. ... the trouble is [his] labored writing, which for the most part is as frothy as yesterday s spaghetti (Clive Barnes). SYNONYM(S): laborious …
90la´bored|ly — la|bored «LAY buhrd», adjective. done with much effort; not easy or natural; forced: »labored breathing. ... the trouble is [his] labored writing, which for the most part is as frothy as yesterday s spaghetti (Clive Barnes). SYNONYM(S): laborious …
