Loaf and Moil

Loaf

Loaf verb - To spend time doing nothing.
Usage example: the kind of sultry August afternoon that makes you just want to loaf

Moil is an antonym for loaf.

Nearby Words: loafer, loafed

Moil

Moil verb - To devote serious and sustained effort.
Usage example: miners moiling all day in the sunless recesses of the earth

Loaf is an antonym for moil.

Nearby Words: moiling, moiled
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