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toil - What does it mean?

Definition of 'toil'

English

Alternative forms

* (l) (obsolete)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • labour, work
  • * 1908:
    • ...he set to work again and made the snow fly in all directions around him. After some further toil his efforts were rewarded, and a very shabby door-mat lay exposed to view.
  • trouble, strife
  • A net or snare; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey; usually in the plural.
  • * Denham
    • As a Numidian lion, when first caught, / Endures the toil that holds him.
  • * Dryden
    • Then toils for beasts, and lime for birds, were found.

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To labour; work.
  • To struggle.
  • To work (something); often with out .
  • * Holland
    • places well toiled and husbanded
  • * Milton
    • [I] toiled out my uncouth passage.
  • To weary through excessive labour.
  • * Shakespeare
    • toiled with works of war

    Synonyms

    * , (l)

    See also

    * toil and moil

    Anagrams

    * ----

    Similar to 'toil'

    ttyl, teal, tell, tall, tail, tool, till, toll, towel, tel, til, thoil, thiol, tewel, tael, twill, tweel, thial, thill, teel, twell, tahil, teil, thowl