moil

intr.v., moiled, moil·ing, moils.

1. To toil; slave.
2. To churn about continuously.

n.

1. Toil; drudgery.
2. Confusion; turmoil.

[Middle English mollen, to soften by wetting, from Old French moillier, from Vulgar Latin *molliāre, from Latin mollia (pānis), the soft part (of bread), from neuter pl. of mollis, soft.]

moiler moil'er n.
moilingly moil'ing·ly adv.

verb

To exert one's mental or physical powers, usually under difficulty and to the point of exhaustion: drive, fag, labor, strain¹, strive, sweat, toil, travail, tug, work. Idioms: break one'sbackneck. See work/play.

noun

Physical exertion that is usually difficult and exhausting: drudgery, labor, toil, travail, work. Informal sweat. Chiefly British fag. Idioms: sweat of one's brow. See work/play.

hard work: drudgery; confusion, turmoil

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The verb has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: work hard
  Synonyms: labor, labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, dig

Meaning #2: be agitated; of liquids
  Synonyms: churn, boil, roil

Meaning #3: moisten or soil

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - slide og slæbe
n. - slid

Nederlands (Dutch)
zwoegen, gezwoeg, rumoer

Français (French)
v. intr. - trimer, tourbillonner
n. - corvée, confusion

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schwerarbeit
v. - sich abplacken

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (απαρχ.) βαριά και μονότονη εργασία
v. - λερώνω/-ομαι, υγραίνω/-ομαι, μοχθώ, κάνω αγγαρεία

Italiano (Italian)
affaticarsi, sfacchinata

Português (Portuguese)
n. - labuta (f), alvoroço (m)
v. - labutar

Русский (Russian)
тяжелая работа, путаница, кирка, выполнять тяжелую работу, пачкать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - trabajar duramente, afanarse
n. - trabajo penoso

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - knog, tumult
v. - knoga

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
辛劳工作, 不断动摇, 忙碌工作, 辛苦, 费劲, 劳苦

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 辛勞工作, 不斷動搖, 忙碌工作
n. - 辛苦, 費勁, 勞苦

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 최선을 다해 일하다
n. - 힘든 일, 고역

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - こつこつ働く, 激しく動きまわる
n. - 骨折り, 混乱

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مومس, قاطع طريق (فعل) يسرق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮עבד קשה, עמל‬
n. - ‮עבודה קשה, עמל‬

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