belabor
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Verb
belabouring, present participle; belaboured, past tense; belabors, 3rd person singular present; belabored, past tense; belabored, past participle; belaboured, past participle; belaboring, present participle; belabours, 3rd person singular present;
/biˈlābər/,
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belabouring, present participle; belaboured, past tense; belabors, 3rd person singular present; belabored, past tense; belabored, past participle; belaboured, past participle; belaboring, present participle; belabours, 3rd person singular present;
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Argue or elaborate (a subject) in excessive detail
- - critics thought they belabored the obvious
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Attack or assault (someone) physically or verbally
- - Tyndale seized every opportunity to belabor the Roman Church
Web Definitions:
- to work at or to absurd length; "belabor the obvious"
- attack verbally with harsh criticism; "She was belabored by her fellow students"
- belabour: beat soundly
- Alternative spelling of belabour