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toil1
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- pronunciation:
- toIl
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
long or laborious work or effort.
- synonyms:
- elbow grease, moil, travail
- antonyms:
- leisure
- similar words:
- drudgery, effort, grind, labor, slavery, work
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| related words: |
endeavor, working |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
toils, toiling, toiled |
| definition 1: |
to work or strive long and laboriously.
- synonyms:
- labor, moil, travail
- antonyms:
- rest
- similar words:
- drudge, endeavor, grub, plod, plow, slave, struggle, trouble, tug, work
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| definition 2: |
to go or proceed with great effort.
The travelers toiled through the thick swamp.- synonyms:
- labor, plow, struggle
- similar words:
- agonize, drive, plod, wrestle
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| related words: |
plug, strain, strive, worry |
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| derivation: |
toiler (n.) |
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