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belabour

/ bɪˈleɪbə /

verb

  1. to beat severely; thrash

  2. to attack verbally; criticize harshly

  3. an obsolete word for labour

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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"I'm sorry to belabour the point but I have to say that I'm confused by the discussion," Seamus Fernandez of Guggenheim Securities said later.

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The captain over-elaborates and the move fizzles out, but at the risk of belabouring the point, this is really impressive stuff from Alli.

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An otherwise good over ends with a rank bad ball - short, wide and belaboured through extra cover for four by Smith.

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We sit as though in a boiler that is being belaboured from without on all sides.

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Acknowledge, but don’t belabour, the dreadful grief and pain that the person must be feeling.

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