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toil

noun verb

Labour, work, especially of a grueling nature.

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Word Facts

Word length
4
Starts with
T
Ends with
L
Contains
OI
Scrabble score
4
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

/tɔɪl/ /tɔɪl/

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. Labour, work, especially of a grueling nature.

  2. Trouble, strife.

  3. (usually in plural) A net or snare; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey.

verb

  1. To labour; work.

  2. To struggle.

  3. To work (something); often with out.

  4. To weary through excessive labour.

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