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   belabour

   /bɪˈleɪbə/

   verb

   • 1. attack (someone) physically or verbally: "Bernard was belabouring Jed with his fists" Similar beathitstrikesmackbatterpummelpoundbuffetrain blows onthrashbombardpeltbeat upassaultattackset uponweigh intobeat up oninformal:wallopwhackcloutclobberbopbiffsockdeckplugknock aboutknock aroundknock into the middle of next weekbeat the living daylights out ofgive someone a good hidingdo overwork overrough uplay intotear intolace intosail intoget stuck intoset abouthave a go atwhalelight intoarchaic:smitecriticizeattackberatecensurecondemndenouncedenigraterevilecastigatepilloryflaylambastsavagetear/pull to piecesfind fault withrun downabuseinformal:knockslampanbashtake apartcrucifyhammerlay intoroastskewerbad-mouthslaterubbishslag offmonsterpummelcut upbagrare:excoriateOpposite praise
   • 2. argue or discuss (a subject) in excessive detail: "there is no need to belabour the point" Similar over-elaboratelabourdiscuss at lengthdwell onharp on abouthammer away atexpound onexpand onoverdooverplayoverdramatizemake too much ofplace too much emphasis oninformal:flog to deathdrag outmake a big thing ofblow out of all proportiondo overOpposite understate

   Word Origin late Middle English: from be- + the verb labour.

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   BELABOUR definition: 1. to explain something more than necessary: 2. to hit someone or something hard and repeatedly…. Learn more.

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   BELABOUR meaning: 1. to explain something more than necessary: 2. to hit someone or something hard and repeatedly…. Learn more.

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   Belabour definition: to beat severely; thrash. See examples of BELABOUR used in a sentence.

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   belabour. If you belabour someone or something, you hit them hard and repeatedly. Men began to belabour his shoulders, his head, his arms with sticks. [VERB noun] If you say that someone belabours the point, you mean that they keep on talking about it, perhaps in an annoying or boring way.

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   : to explain or insist on excessively. her habit of belaboring the obvious. He needlessly belabored the point. Synonyms. dwell (on or upon) harp (on) See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of belabor in a Sentence. Her habit of belaboring the obvious makes her a very boring speaker. Please don't belabor the point.

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   Jun 2, 2024 · belabour (third-person singular simple present belabours, present participle belabouring, simple past and past participle belaboured) ( British spelling) ( transitive, obsolete) To labour about; labour over; to work hard upon; to ply diligently. ( transitive) To beat or thump (someone) soundly.

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   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. Obsolete. to labor at. Discover More.

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   Definition of belabour verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    belabour. Other forms: belaboured; belabouring; belabours. Definitions of belabour. verb. beat soundly. synonyms: belabor. see more. verb. attack verbally with harsh criticism.

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    belabour meaning, definition, what is belabour: to hit someone or something hard: Learn more.