belabour

be·la·bour  (b-lbr)

v. Chiefly British

Variant of belabor.

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belabour or US belabor

Verb

to attack verbally or physically

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	belabour - to work at or to absurd length; "belabor the obvious" belabor work 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.	belabour - beat soundly belabor beat 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"
	3.	belabour - attack verbally with harsh criticism; "She was belabored by her fellow students" belabor criticise, 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"