Travail - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈtræveɪl|
Brit.
|ˈtræveɪl|
noun
- concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child (syn: childbed, confinement, labor, labour, lying-in)
- use of physical or mental energy; hard work (syn: effort, exertion, sweat)
- use of physical or mental energy; hard work (syn: effort, exertion, sweat)
verb
Extra examples
They finally succeeded after many months of travail.
...no greater travail than that of parents who have suffered the death of a child...
...Labor Day is the day on which we recognize those men and women who daily travail with little appreciation or compensation....
Word forms
noun
singular: travail
plural: travails
singular: travail
plural: travails
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