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Definition of Belabour
1. Verb. To work at or to absurd length. "Belabor the obvious"
2. Verb. Beat soundly.
3. Verb. Attack verbally with harsh criticism. "She was belabored by her fellow students"
Definition of Belabour
1. Verb. (transitive) To labour about; labour over; work hard upon; ply diligently. ¹
2. Verb. (British transitive) To beat soundly; thump; beat someone. ¹
3. Verb. (British transitive) To attack someone verbally. ¹
4. Verb. (British transitive) To discuss something repeatedly; to harp on. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Belabour
1. to belabor [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: belabor
Lexicographical Neighbors of Belabour
Literary usage of Belabour
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Practical Dictionary of the English and German Languages by Felix Flügel (1874)
"о. I. a. 1. to work through ; 2. to make sore by working ;fig-s. 3. to die- pose
in due method, digest thoroughly; 4. о«/;/; I« belabour, vid. ..."
2. Drawing-room Plays and Parlour Pantomimes by Clement Scott (1870)
"You I'll belabour, belabour, belabour, You I'll belabour, belabour with my ire ;
You I'll belabour, belabour, belabour, Yes, on your ears my hand shall bang ..."
3. Dictionary of the French and English Languages by Gabriel Surenne (1856)
"... obtained the rose annually destined as a reward for modesty and virtue Rosse, af.
jade, worthless horse Rosser, va* to belabour, bang, thrash Rossignol, ..."
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