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Work done by hand or using basic tools rather than by machines; usually physically demanding but (sometimes derogatory) unskilled labor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: manual work
Antonyms: none provided
labor done with the hands
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: manual labour
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: labor, labour, toil
Narrower terms: application, coating, covering, bodywork, handling, picking, planking, wiring
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Afrikaans:
handearbeid
— physical work
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Chinese Mandarin:
手工勞動 /手工劳动
(shǒugōng láodòng)
— physical work
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Chinese Mandarin:
體力勞動 /体力劳动
(tǐlì láodòng)
— physical work
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Esperanto:
manlaboro
— physical work
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Finnish:
ruumiillinen työ
— physical work
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French:
travail manuel
— physical work
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German:
Handarbeit
— physical work
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Greek:
χειρωνακτική εργασία
(cheironaktikí ergasía)
— physical work
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Indonesian:
kerja tangan
— physical work
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Irish:
obair láimhe
— physical work
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Japanese:
肉体労働
(nikutai rōdō)
— physical work
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Old English:
handweorc
— physical work
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Polish:
praca fizyczna
— physical work
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Romanian:
muncă manuală
— physical work
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Romanian:
lucrare manuală
— physical work
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Romanian:
muncă fizică
— physical work
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Russian:
ручно́й труд
(ručnój trud)
— physical work
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Russian:
физи́ческий труд
(fizíčeskij trud)
— physical work
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Swedish:
kroppsarbete
— physical work
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Tamil:
உடலுழைப்பு
(uṭaluḻaippu)
— physical work
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Vietnamese:
lao động chân tay
— physical work
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Vietnamese:
lao động tay chân
— physical work