- toil
- 1. nтяжелый труд2. vусиленно работать, трудиться
English-russian dctionary of contemporary Economics. 2014.
English-russian dctionary of contemporary Economics. 2014.
Toil — Toil, n. [OE. toil turmoil, struggle; cf. OD. tuyl labor, work. See {Toil}, v.] Labor with pain and fatigue; labor that oppresses the body or mind, esp. the body. [1913 Webster] My task of servile toil. Milton. [1913 Webster] After such bloody… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
toil — toil1 [toil] vi. [ME toilen < Anglo Fr toiler, to strive, dispute < OFr toeillier, to pull about, begrime < L tudiculare, to stir about < tudicula, small machine for bruising olives < tudes, mallet < base of tundere, to beat… … English World dictionary
Toil — Toil, n. [F. toiles, pl., toils, nets, fr. toile cloth, canvas, spider web, fr. L. tela any woven stuff, a web, fr. texere to weave. See {Text}, and cf. {Toilet}.] A net or snare; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey; usually in the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Toil — Toil, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Toiled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Toiling}.] [OE. toilen to pull about, to toil; of uncertain origin; cf. OD. teulen, tuylen, to labor, till, or OF. tooillier, toailler, to wash, rub (cf. {Towel}); or perhaps ultimately from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
TOIL — index effort, endeavor (noun), endeavor (verb), industry (activity), labor (work), labor, persevere … Law dictionary
Toil — Toil, v. t. 1. To weary; to overlabor. [Obs.] Toiled with works of war. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To labor; to work; often with out. [R.] [1913 Webster] Places well toiled and husbanded. Holland. [1913 Webster] [I] toiled out my uncouth passage.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
toil — [n] hard work application, drudgery, effort, exertion, industry, labor, moil, nine to five*, occupation, pains*, sweat, travail; concepts 100,362,677 Ant. entertainment, fun, pastime toil [v] work hard drive, drudge, grind, knock oneself out*,… … New thesaurus
TOIL — UK US /tɔɪl/ noun [U] UK HR ► ABBREVIATION for TIME OFF IN LIEU(Cf. ↑time off in lieu) → See also COMPENSATORY TIME(Cf. ↑compensatory time) … Financial and business terms
toil — n labor, *work, travail, drudgery, grind Analogous words: *effort, exertion, pains, trouble: employment, occupation, calling, pursuit, business (see WORK) Antonyms: leisure … New Dictionary of Synonyms
toil — ► VERB 1) work extremely hard or incessantly. 2) move somewhere slowly and with difficulty. ► NOUN ▪ exhausting work. DERIVATIVES toiler noun. ORIGIN Old French toiler strive, dispute , from Latin tudiculare stir about … English terms dictionary
toil|er — «IH luhr», noun. a person who toils; hard worker; laborer … Useful english dictionary