Belabor : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Belabor	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Belabor
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
belabor v to work at or to absurd length; "belabor the obvious" [syn: belabor, belabour] attack verbally with harsh criticism; "She was belabored by her fellow students" Synonym(s): belabor, belabour beat soundly Synonym(s): belabour, belabor
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Belabor \Be*la"bor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belabored}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Belaboring}.] 1. To ply diligently; to work carefully upon. [bd]If the earth is belabored with culture, it yieldeth corn.[b8] --Barrow. 2. To beat soundly; to cudgel. Ajax belabors there a harmless ox. --Dryden.