toil

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/tɔɪl/

noun 4verb 4

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

hard | relentless, unceasing, unending, unremitting | daily | manual, physical | honest

PHRASES

hours, years, etc. of toil

After years of toil in the family business, she finally decided to retire.

sweat and toil

After years of sweat and toil, she finally opened her own small business.

Definitions

noun

Labour, work, especially of a grueling nature.

[…] he set to work again and made the snow fly in all directions around him. After some further toil his efforts were rewarded, and a very shabby door-mat lay exposed to view.

Trouble, strife.

A net or snare; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey.

Then toils for beasts, and lime for birds, were found.

I was like a wild beast that had broken the toils, destroying the objects that obstructed me and ranging through the wood with a stag-like swiftness.

verb

To labour; work.

To struggle.

To work (something); often with out.

places well toiled and husbanded

[I] toiled out my uncouth passage.

To weary through excessive labour.

toiled with works of war

noun

Initialism of time off in lieu (of monetary compensation for overtime).

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — productive work (especially physical work done for wages)

verb — work hard

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

[…] he set to work again and made the snow fly in all directions around him. After some further toil his efforts were rewarded, and a very shabby door-mat lay exposed to view.

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Then toils for beasts, and lime for birds, were found.

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I was like a wild beast that had broken the toils, destroying the objects that obstructed me and ranging through the wood with a stag-like swiftness.

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places well toiled and husbanded

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[I] toiled out my uncouth passage.

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toiled with works of war

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Usage Notes

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