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| Main Entry: |
slave
[sleyv]
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | work very hard |
| Synonyms: | be servile, drudge, grind, grovel, grub, muck, plod, skivvy, slog, toil, work fingers to bone |
| Antonyms: | be lazy |
| Main Entry: | drudge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | work very hard |
| Synonyms: | back to the salt mines, dig, grind*, hammer*, keep nose to grindstone, labor, muck, perform, plod, plow, plug away, pound*, schlepp, slave, slog, sweat, toil, travail |
| Antonyms: | avoid, be lazy, dodge, hesitate, idle |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | grub |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | work very hard |
| Synonyms: | drudge, grind, labor, moil, plod, slave, slog, sweat, toil |
| Antonyms: | idle, laze, tinker |
| Main Entry: | keep at |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | continue, endure |
| Synonyms: | be steadfast, carry on, complete, drudge, finish, grind, labor, last, maintain, persevere, persist, remain, slave, stay, stick, toil |
| Antonyms: | discontinue, give in, give up |
| Main Entry: | labor |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | work very hard |
| Synonyms: | bear down, cultivate, drive, drudge, endeavor, exert oneself, grind, plod, plug away, pour it on, slave, strain, strive, struggle, sweat, tend, toil, travail, work oneself to the bone |
| Antonyms: | idle, laze, relax |
| Main Entry: | plod |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | work slowly and under duress |
| Synonyms: | bear down, buckle down, drudge, grind, knuckle down, labor, persevere, plough through, plug away, scratch*, slave, sweat*, toil |
| Antonyms: | breeze |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | slog |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | plod |
| Synonyms: | bear down, buckle down, drag, drudge, flounder, grind, labor, lumber, plough through, plug, schlepp, slave, stomp, sweat*, toil, tramp, trample, trudge |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | struggle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | labor, work |
| Synonyms: | assay, attempt, bend over backwards, break one's back, break one's neck, cope, dig, endeavor, exert oneself, give it one's best shot, give the old college try, go all out, grind, hassle, have one's nose to grindstone, hustle, make every effort, offer, plug, plug away, scratch, seek, slave, strain, strive, sweat, tackle, take a crack, take a stab, take on, toil, try, try one's hardest, undertake, work like a dog |
| Antonyms: | idle, laze, rest |
| Main Entry: | toil |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | work hard |
| Synonyms: | drive, drudge, grind, knock oneself out, labor, moil, peg away, plod, plug, push oneself, slave, strain, strive, struggle, sweat, tug, work, work like a dog |
| Antonyms: | idle, laze, neglect |
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