/ Dictionary / Index T travail: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: tra•vail Pronunciation: (tru-vāl', trav'āl), [key] — n. painfully difficult or burdensome work; toil. pain, anguish or suffering resulting from mental or physical hardship. the pain of childbirth. —v.i. to suffer the pangs of childbirth; be in labor. to toil or exert oneself. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: travail (Thesaurus) trav. Travancore Related Content Daily Word Quiz: placid Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language