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1. Concluding state of pregnancy;
   From the onset of contractions to the birth of a child (synset 114071923)
   "she was in labor for six hours"
   is a type of: birth, birthing, giving birth, parturition - the process of giving birth
   subtypes: premature labor, premature labour - labor beginning prior to the 37th week of gestation
   has:

   • uterine contraction - a rhythmic tightening in labor of the upper uterine musculature that contracts the size of the uterus and pushes the fetus toward the birth canal
   • effacement - shortening of the uterine cervix and thinning of its walls as it is dilated during labor
   • asynclitism, obliquity - the presentation during labor of the head of the fetus at an abnormal angle
   is a part of: gestation, maternity, pregnancy - the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
   same as: childbed, confinement, labor, labour, lying-in, parturiency
2. Use of physical or mental energy;
   Hard work (synset 100622867)
   "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion"
   is a type of: labor, labour, toil - productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
   subtypes:

   • struggle - strenuous effort
   • difficulty, trouble - an effort that is inconvenient
   • least effort, least resistance - the least effortful way to do something
   • strain, straining - an intense or violent exertion
   • exercise, exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion, workout - the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
   • pull - a sustained effort
   • application, diligence - a diligent effort
   • overkill - any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal
   • supererogation - an effort above and beyond the call of duty
   • overexertion - excessive exertion; so much exertion that discomfort or injury results
   • detrition, friction, rubbing - effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure
   same as: effort, elbow grease, exertion, sweat

1. Work hard (synset 202424873)
   "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"
   is a type of: do work, work - be employed
   same as: dig, drudge, fag, grind, labor, labour, moil, toil

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