1. hard and continuous work; exhausting labor
Usage: literary
2. a trap or snare, especially one made of nets
Usage: archaic; literary

1. works extremely hard; labors with great effort

Examples

• After years of toils in the factory, he finally retired.
• The farmer toils in the fields from dawn to dusk.
• She was caught in the toils of a complicated legal case.
• He toils over his homework every night.
• The fisherman’s toils were spread across the harbor.
• Despite all her toils, the project remained unfinished.
• The writer toils at his desk, crafting each sentence carefully.