Toil
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /tɔɪl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Toil is a noun meaning Labour, work, especially of a grueling nature.
Meaning
Labour, work, especially of a grueling nature.
More Meanings
- Trouble, strife.
- (usually in the plural) A net or snare; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey.
- (intransitive) To labour; work.
- (intransitive) To struggle.
- (transitive) To work (something); often with out.
- (transitive) To weary through excessive labour.
Example Sentences
toiled with works of war
places well toiled and husbanded
[I] toiled out my uncouth passage.
Then toils for beasts, and lime for birds, were found.
Word Forms
- toils
- toiling
- toiled
Synonyms for toil
Depending on context, synonyms include drudgery, swink, sweat, chores, fatigue, razzmatazz.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include moil, travail, labour, drudge, grind, labor.
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