Definition of Laboured

Adjective: laboured ley-bu(r)d
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: labored)

Lacking natural ease
"a laboured style of debating";
- labored [US], strained
Requiring or showing effort
"the subject made for laboured reading"; "laboured breathing";
- heavy, labored [US]

Verb: labour ley-bu(r)
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: labor)

Strive and make an effort to reach a goal
"She laboured for years to make a decent living";
- tug, labor [US], push, drive, sweat
Work hard
"Lexicographers labour all day long";
- labor [US], toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, dig, moil [N. Amer]
Undergo the efforts of childbirth
- labor [US]