belabor

be·la·bor

 (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.

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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]

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belabor

Past participle: belabored
Gerund: belaboring

Imperative

belabor

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Thesaurus

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

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belabor

verb

To 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.

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