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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: belabour, US belabor /bɪˈleɪbə/ vb (transitive)- to beat severely; thrash
- to attack verbally; criticize harshly
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024be•la•bor /bɪˈleɪbɚ/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to explain or worry abouttoo much: Why did he keep belaboring that obvious point?
- to beat;
pummel.
Also, esp. Brit., beˈla•bour.See -lab-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024be•la•bor (bi lā′bər),USA pronunciation v.t. - to explain, worry about, or work at (something) repeatedly or more than is necessary:He kept belaboring the point long after we had agreed.
- to assail persistently, as with scorn or ridicule:a book that belabors the provincialism of his contemporaries.
- to beat vigorously;
ply with heavy blows. - [Obs.]to labor at.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] be•la′bour. |