| Front | toil |
|---|---|
| Back | toil verb, noun BrE /tɔɪl/ NAmE /tɔɪl/ verb verb forms word origin (formal) 1 [intransitive] to work very hard and/or for a long time, usually doing hard physical work slave away Hundreds of men toiled for years at building the pyramid. She toils tirelessly for various charities. 2 [intransitive] + adv./prep. to move slowly and with difficulty slog They toiled up the hill in the blazing sun. toil•er /BrE tɔɪlə(r); NAmE tɔɪlər/ noun noun word origin example bank [uncountable] (formal or literary) hard unpleasant work that makes you very tired a life of hardship and toil see also toils |
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