Travail — synonyms, definition

1. travail (Noun)

anguish birth pang childbearing childbed confinement delivery drudgery efficacy effort elbow grease energy exertion force hard work hardship intensity labor labour lying-in might • • •

travail (Noun) — Concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child. ex. "she was in travail for six hours"

travail (Noun) — Use of physical or mental energy; hard work. ex. "he got an A for travail"

birth birthing giving birth labor labour parturition toil application detrition difficulty diligence exercise exercising friction least effort least resistance overexertion overkill physical exercise physical exertion premature labor premature labour pull rubbing strain straining struggle • • • asynclitism effacement obliquity uterine contraction gestation maternity pregnancy

2. travail (Verb)

dig drudge fag grind labour moil sweat toil

travail (Verb) — Work hard. ex. "Lexicographers travail all day long"

do work work