Dig
Dig verb - Work hard.
Usage example: She was digging away at her math homework
Nearby Words: digging, digged
Travail
Travail verb - To devote serious and sustained effort.
Usage example: Labor Day is the day on which we recognize those men and women who daily travail with little appreciation or compensation
Nearby Words: travailed, travailing
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