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labour2 British English ; labor American English [intransitive]
1 to work hard : 
They laboured all day in the mills.
They laboured all day in the mills.2 to believe something that is not true : She had laboured under the misconception that Bella liked her.
labour under a delusion/misconception/misapprehension etc
She had laboured under the misconception that Bella liked her.3 to describe or explain something in too much detail or when people have already understood it
labour the point
4 [always + adverb/preposition]TT to move slowly and with difficulty : I could see the bus labouring up the steep, windy road.
I could see the bus labouring up the steep, windy road.