belabor

be·la·bor

B0167100 (bĭ-lā′bər)tr.v. be·la·bored, be·la·bor·ing, be·la·bors 1. To talk or write about at length or excessively; harp on: Don't belabor the point.2. To assail verbally: "He ... belabored the new president for speedy military action against secession" (William Marvel).3. To attack with blows; hit, beat, or whip.

be•la•bor

(bɪˈleɪ bər)

v.t. 1. to explain, worry about, or work at unduly: belaboring an obvious point. 2. to assail, as with ridicule. 3. to beat; pummel. Also, esp. Brit., be•la′bour. [1590–1600]

belabor

Past participle: belabored
Gerund: belaboring

Imperative
belabor
belabor

Present
I belabor
you belabor
he/she/it belabors
we belabor
you belabor
they belabor

Preterite
I belabored
you belabored
he/she/it belabored
we belabored
you belabored
they belabored

Present Continuous
I am belaboring
you are belaboring
he/she/it is belaboring
we are belaboring
you are belaboring
they are belaboring

Present Perfect
I have belabored
you have belabored
he/she/it has belabored
we have belabored
you have belabored
they have belabored

Past Continuous
I was belaboring
you were belaboring
he/she/it was belaboring
we were belaboring
you were belaboring
they were belaboring

Past Perfect
I had belabored
you had belabored
he/she/it had belabored
we had belabored
you had belabored
they had belabored

Future
I will belabor
you will belabor
he/she/it will belabor
we will belabor
you will belabor
they will belabor

Future Perfect
I will have belabored
you will have belabored
he/she/it will have belabored
we will have belabored
you will have belabored
they will have belabored

Future Continuous
I will be belaboring
you will be belaboring
he/she/it will be belaboring
we will be belaboring
you will be belaboring
they will be belaboring

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been belaboring
you have been belaboring
he/she/it has been belaboring
we have been belaboring
you have been belaboring
they have been belaboring

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been belaboring
you will have been belaboring
he/she/it will have been belaboring
we will have been belaboring
you will have been belaboring
they will have been belaboring

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been belaboring
you had been belaboring
he/she/it had been belaboring
we had been belaboring
you had been belaboring
they had been belaboring

Conditional
I would belabor
you would belabor
he/she/it would belabor
we would belabor
you would belabor
they would belabor

Past Conditional
I would have belabored
you would have belabored
he/she/it would have belabored
we would have belabored
you would have belabored
they would have belabored

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	belabor - to work at or to absurd length; "belabor the obvious"belabourwork at, work on - to exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something; "the child worked at the multiplication table until she had it down cold"
	2.	belabor - attack verbally with harsh criticism; "She was belabored by her fellow students"belabourcriticise, criticize, pick apart, knock - find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"
	3.	belabor - beat soundly belabourbeat up, work over, beat - give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students"

belabor

verbTo hit heavily and repeatedly with violent blows:assail, assault, baste, batter, beat, buffet, drub, hammer, pound, pummel, smash, thrash, thresh.Informal: lambaste.Slang: clobber.Idiom: rain blows on.