ALL meanings of belabor
be·la·bor
B b - transitive verb belabor If you say that someone belabors the point, you mean that they keep on talking about it, perhaps in an annoying or boring way. 3
- verb transitive belabor to beat severely; hit or whip 3
- verb transitive belabor to attack with words; scold 3
- verb transitive belabor to spend too much time and effort on; develop in too great detail 3
- transitive verb belabor overwork, overstate sth 1
- transitive verb belabor attack sb 1
- verb with object belabor to explain, worry about, or work at (something) repeatedly or more than is necessary: He kept belaboring the point long after we had agreed. 1
- verb with object belabor to assail persistently, as with scorn or ridicule: a book that belabors the provincialism of his contemporaries. 1
- verb with object belabor to beat vigorously; ply with heavy blows. 1
- verb with object belabor Obsolete. to labor at. 1
- verb belabor American spelling of belabour. 0