travail in English dictionary

  • travail

    Meanings and definitions of "travail"

    • (archaic) Work, especially when arduous or painful; excessive labor, suffering. [from 13th c.]
    • Specifically, the labor of childbirth. [from 13th c.]
    • (obsolete, countable) An act of working; labor (US), labour (British). [14th-18th c.]
    • (obsolete) The eclipse of a celestial object. [17th c.]
    • Obsolete form of travel.
    • To toil.
    • To go through the labor of childbirth.
    • noun
      (archaic)
      Arduous or painful exertion; excessive labor, suffering, hardship. [from 13th c.]
    • noun
      Specifically, the labor of childbirth. [from 13th c.]
    • noun
      (obsolete, countable)
      An act of working; labor ( US), labour ( British). [14th-18th c.]
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      The eclipse of a celestial object. [17th c.]
    • noun
      [i]Obsolete form of travel[/i].
    • noun
      Alternative form of [i]travois[/i] ( a kind of sled)
    • verb
      To toil.
    • verb
      To go through the labor of childbirth.
    • to be checked
    • labour (labor)
    • noun
      concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours"
    • noun
      use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion"
    • verb
      work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"

    Synonyms of "travail" in English dictionary

    lying-in, confinement, work are the top synonyms of "travail" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of travail

    • travail ( plural  travails  or travaux)
    • travail ( third-person singular simple present travails, present participle travailing, simple past and past participle travailed)
    • travail (plural travails or travaux)
    • travail (third-person singular simple present travails, present participle travailing, simple past and past participle travailed)
  • Travail

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