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toil
1[ toil ]
noun
- hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
Synonyms: , ,
Antonyms: ,
- a laborious task.
- Archaic. battle; strife; struggle.
verb (used without object)
- to engage in hard and continuous work; labor arduously:
to toil in the fields.
Synonyms: ,
- to move or travel with difficulty, weariness, or pain.
verb (used with object)
- to accomplish or produce by toil.
toil
1/ ³Ùɔɪ±ô /
noun
- hard or exhausting work
- an obsolete word for strife
verb
- intr to labour
- intr to progress with slow painful movements
to toil up a hill
- archaic.tr to achieve by toil
toil
2/ ³Ùɔɪ±ô /
noun
- often plural a net or snare
the toils of fortune had ensnared him
- archaic.a trap for wild beasts
Derived Forms
- ˈ³Ù´Ç¾±±ô±ð°ù, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³Ù´Ç¾±±ôİù noun
- ³Ü²Ô·³Ù´Ç¾±±ôi²Ô²µ adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of toil1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of toil1
Origin of toil2
Example Sentences
They had toiled for long hours as the two fires razed entire communities, burning homes, cars, businesses, and a still unknown list of chemicals and metals.
Swiatek recently spoke out about the emotional toil she has faced in recent months, having served a one-month ban for a doping offence and not wanting to "step on the court".
Many will toil on projects for years with minimal payout.
"She wasn't the person toiling away with pattern-making back in the atelier, but she really did prove herself, and more credit to her."
These shows are much more vital when the cast stops fighting or toiling in the same drama they’ve been mucked in for years.
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