Associations to the word «Belabour»
Noun
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Wiktionary
BELABOUR, verb. (transitive) To labour about; labour over; work hard upon; ply diligently.
BELABOUR, verb. (British spelling) (transitive) To beat soundly; thump; beat someone.
BELABOUR, verb. (British spelling) (transitive) To attack someone verbally.
BELABOUR, verb. (British spelling) (transitive) To discuss something repeatedly; to harp on.
Dictionary definition
BELABOUR, verb. To work at or to absurd length; "belabor the obvious".
BELABOUR, verb. Beat soundly.
BELABOUR, verb. Attack verbally with harsh criticism; "She was belabored by her fellow students".
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