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to moil

to moil

1 9.9
To work very hard, often at a physical or long job
  • verb
  • /mɔɪl/
  • Archaic
: trabajar duro
  • men who moil
  • moil for gold

Examples

  • "There are strange things done in the midnight sun By the men who moil for gold;

    Just Getting Started (2017)

  • These luxuries are provided, of course, by our gracious job-creating betters to those willing to moil and toil in the plutonium mines or in the radioactive company towns where the stuff is refined.

    Blog text (28)

  • Farmers often moil in the fields from dawn until dusk, planting and harvesting crops.

  • He had to moil through the endless paperwork before he could finally take a break.

  • After a long day of moiling at the construction site, they were exhausted but satisfied with their progress.

Synonyms

to dig
vsto moil
160 2.6

To work hard at a task for a long time

focuses on physical or monotonous effort rather than only persistence
to labor
vsto moil
  • US
56 2.7

To work hard on difficult physical tasks

is used more generally for ordinary physical or monotonous effort
to grind
vsto moil
44 3.7

To work hard for a long time at a dull or repeated task

focuses on physical demand or monotony rather than only repetition
to toil
vsto moil
36 5.3

To work very hard for a long time

is often less extreme or long and can be routine
to slog
vsto moil
18 6.7

To work hard for a long time on a task that is difficult or tiring

is not limited to long steady effort and can be shorter
to work to the bone
vsto moil
  • Informal
11 6.0

To do very hard, long tasks until you are very tired

usually means hard effort without the extreme exhaustion or harm implied here
to work like a dog
vsto moil
  • Informal
8 3.4

Spend a lot of time doing hard, tiring tasks

does not always imply little rest or reward, can be physical or monotonous
to work like crazy
vsto moil
  • Informal
3 4.8

Try very hard for some time

is used more generally for steady physical or monotonous effort rather than frantic urgency
to drudge
vsto moil
2 7.0

To work hard at boring, repetitive tasks for a long time

covers hard work generally rather than limited to menial jobs
to fag
vsto moil
  • UK
1 9.9

To work very hard until you feel tired

is a neutral term for hard physical or monotonous effort rather than informal
to travail
vsto moil
  • Literature
1 9.0

To work hard for a long time and suffer

is a common nonliterary term for hard physical or monotonous work

Antonyms

rest
654 1.0

A period when you stop activity to relax or sleep

How Hard

to toil
36 5.3
to slog
18 6.7
to moil
  • Archaic
1 9.9
work
∞ 1.0
to dabble
50 4.8

Surface Forms

moil infinitive
moiled past
moiled past participle
moiling present participle
moils third person singular

Etymology

Moil (verb: to work hard) — The verb moil is like the common word toil, and both paint the picture of long, hard work. So to moil is to 'work hard' or 'labor' physically or for a long time.