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Verb: belabour  bi'ley-bu(r)
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: belabor)
  1. To work at or to absurd length
    "belabour the obvious";
    - belabor [US]
     
  2. Attack verbally with harsh criticism
    "She was belaboured by her fellow students";
    - belabor [US]
     
  3. Beat soundly
    - belabor [US]

Derived forms: belaboured, belabours, belabouring

Type of: beat, beat up, criticise [Brit], criticize, damn [informal], knock [informal], pick apart, work at, work on, work over

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