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   toil

   /tɔɪl/

   verb

   • 1. work extremely hard or incessantly: "we toiled away" Similar work hardlabourwork one's fingers to the bonework like a Trojanwork like a dogwork day and nightexert oneselfkeep at itkeep one's nose to the grindstonegrind awayslave awaygrub awayplough awayplod awayinformal:slog awaypeg awaybeaver awayplug awayput one's back into somethingwork one's guts outwork one's socks offknock oneself outsweat bloodkill oneselfgraft awayfagbullockvulgar slang:work one's balls/arse/nuts offwork one's ass/butt offarchaic:drudgetravailmoilOpposite restrelaxlaze
   • ▪ move slowly and with difficulty: "she began to toil up the cliff path" Similar strugglemove with difficultylabourtrudgetramptraipseslogplodtrekfootslogsweatdrag oneselffight (one's way)pushinformal:trogyompschlep

   noun

   • 1. exhausting physical labour: "a life of toil"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the senses ‘contend verbally’ and ‘strife’): from Anglo-Norman French toiler ‘strive, dispute’, toil ‘confusion’, from Latin tudiculare ‘stir about’, from tudicula ‘machine for crushing olives’, related to tundere ‘crush’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. toiler noun

   Scrabble Points: 4

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTOIL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   TOIL definition: 1. hard work, especially work that makes you feel physically tired: 2. to work hard: 3. to move…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of TOIL is long strenuous fatiguing labor. How to use toil in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Toil.

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   1. To labor continuously; work strenuously. 2. To proceed with difficulty: "The old woman ... proceeded to toil up the narrow staircase before us" (James Joyce). n. 1. Exhausting labor or effort. See Synonyms at work. 2. Archaic Strife; contention.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTOIL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   TOIL meaning: 1. hard work, especially work that makes you feel physically tired: 2. to work hard: 3. to move…. Learn more.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTOIL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. hard or exhausting work. 2. an obsolete word for strife. verb. 3. (intransitive) to labour. 4. (intransitive) to progress with slow painful movements. to toil up a hill.

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   The noun toil refers to hard and continuous work. How is toil different from drudgery, labor, and work? Find out on Thesaurus.com.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › toilToil - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Toil is another word for work. You toil as a customer service rep all day, but you'd prefer to work as a rock goddess. Unfortunately, there weren't many ads in the employment section for goddesses — rock or otherwise.