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- 1. work extremely hard or incessantly: "we toiled away"
noun
- 1. exhausting physical labor: "a life of toil"
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Definition of toil verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun [ U ] literary. (Definition of toil from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of toil. in Chinese (Traditional) （尤指體力上的）苦工, 努力工作, 苦幹，努力工作… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) （尤指体力上的）苦工，苦活, 努力工作, 苦干，努力工作… See more. in Spanish. trabajo duro, trabajar duro, forma abreviada escrita de "time off in lieu":…
TOIL meaning: to do difficult work for a long time. Learn more.
Definitions of 'toil'. 1. When people toil, they work very hard doing unpleasant or tiring tasks. [literary] [...] 1. Toil away means the same as toil . [...] 2. If you toil somewhere, you move there slowly and with difficulty, usually because you are very tired.
Origin of toil 1 First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English noun toil(e) “violent conflict, battle,” from Anglo-French toil(e), toyl “contention,” from Old French toeil, tooil “confusion, contention, battle,” ultimately from Latin tudiculāre “to stir up, beat,” verbal derivative of tudicula “machine for crushing olives ...
There are 11 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb toil, five of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Dictionary definition of toil. To engage in hard, strenuous, and often exhausting physical or mental labor. "The farmers toil in the fields from dawn till dusk." Detailed meaning of toil. When we use the term "toil," we emphasize the sustained effort and the demanding nature of the work involved.
