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belabour
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb belabour has 3 senses
- belabour(v = verb.social) belabor - to work at or to absurd length; "belabor the obvious" is one way to work at, work on
- belabour(v = verb.contact) belabor - beat soundly; Array is one way to beat, beat up, work over
- belabour(v = verb.communication) belabor - attack verbally with harsh criticism; "She was belabored by her fellow students" is one way to criticise, criticize, knock, pick apart
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OXFORD DICTIONARY
belabour, v.tr. (US belabor)
1 a thrash; beat. b attack verbally.
2 argue or elaborate (a subject) in excessive detail.
1 a thrash; beat. b attack verbally.
2 argue or elaborate (a subject) in excessive detail.
Etymology
BE- + LABOUR = exert one's strength
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