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Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

DIG
The act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow; "she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs"

FAG
Offensive term for an openly homosexual man

4 letters

SLOG
Strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat; "He slugged me so hard that I passed out"

MOIL
Moisten or soil; "Her tears moiled the letter"

WORK
Perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"

5 letters

LABOR
Productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"

SLAVE
A person who is owned by someone

GRIND
The act of grinding to a powder or dust

SWEAT
Use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion"

GRAFT
Cause to grow together parts from different plants; "graft the cherry tree branch onto the plum tree"

CRAMP
A clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are glued

DRIVE
The act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"

ESSAY
A tentative attempt

EXERT
Put to use; "exert one's power or influence"

LASSO
A long noosed rope used to catch animals

SEINE
A large fishnet that hangs vertically, with floats at the top and weights at the bottom

SNARE
Strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit

SNARL
Something jumbled or confused; "a tangle of government regulations"

SQUID
Widely distributed fast-moving ten-armed cephalopod mollusk having a long tapered body with triangular tail fins

TRASH
Dispose of (something useless or old); "trash these old chairs"; "junk an old car"; "scrap your old computer"

TRAWL
A conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths

6 letters

BURDEN
Weight to be borne or conveyed

COBWEB
A dense elaborate spider web that is more efficient than the orb web

CUMBER
Hold back

EFFORT
A notable achievement; "he performed a great feat"; "the book was her finest effort"

ENMESH
Entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh

ENMESH
Entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh

ENTOIL

ENTRAP
Catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"

FETTER
A shackle for the ankles or feet

HAMMER
The act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway"

HAMPER
A basket usually with a cover

HOBBLE
Hamper the action or progress of; "The chairman was hobbled by the all-powerful dean"

IMPEDE
Block passage through; "obstruct the path"

KEEPUP
Maintain a required pace or level; "He could not keep up and dropped out of the race"

LARIAT
A long noosed rope used to catch animals

LUMBER
An implement used in baseball by the batter

MESHES

STODGE
Heavy and filling (and usually starchy) food

STRAIN
The act of singing; "with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates"

STRIVE
To exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear"

STROKE
A light touch with the hands

TANGLE
Something jumbled or confused; "a tangle of government regulations"

TRUDGE
A long difficult walk

WORKAT
To exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something; "the child worked at the multiplication table until she had it down cold"

DRUDGE
Work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"

LABOUR
Productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"

LAOOLR

7 letters

TRAVAIL
Use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion"

8 letters

DRUDGERY
Hard monotonous routine work

EXERTION
Use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion"

STRUGGLE
Strenuous effort; "the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her"

WORKHARD

9 letters

SLAVEAWAY

10 letters

HARDLABOUR

12 letters

WORKUPASWEAT

WORKLIKEADOG

WORKVERYHARD

13 letters

EMULATEANESNE

14 letters

PUTINLONGHOURS

LABORLONGHOURS

15 letters

WORKLIKEADRUDGE

WORKLONGANDHARD

TROUBLESPARTNER

WORKINCESSANTLY

16 letters

LABORSTRENUOUSLY

18 letters

PROCEEDLABORIOUSLY

19 letters

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