lābor — meaning in English
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English meaning
- glide verb To move smoothly and effortlessly, without visible effort or friction.
- slide verb To move smoothly along a surface while staying in contact with it.
- slip verb To lose one's footing or grip and slide accidentally.
- toil noun Hard, exhausting work.
- work noun A job or occupation; the activity someone does to earn a living.
Senses
lābor is used for these senses in English:
- be wrong To have an incorrect belief, to be mistaken about one's judgment or statement concerning something. (This entry is a translation hub.)
- glide (intransitive) To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly.
- slide (ergative) To (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface.
- slip (intransitive) To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.
- toil Labour, work, especially of a grueling nature.
- work Labour, occupation, job.
- work (physics) A measure of energy expended in moving an object; most commonly, force times distance. No work is done if the object does not move.
glide — full definition
- verb To move smoothly and effortlessly, without visible effort or friction.
- noun An instance of moving smoothly, or a flight made without engine power.
slide — full definition
- verb To move smoothly along a surface while staying in contact with it.
- verb To decrease gradually in amount, value, or quality.
- noun A playground structure that children climb up and slide down.
- noun A single page of a computer presentation.
- noun A thin piece of glass used to hold a sample for viewing under a microscope.