belabour
Britishverb
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to beat severely; thrash
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to attack verbally; criticize harshly
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an obsolete word for labour
Example Sentences
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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.
From BBC
The captain over-elaborates and the move fizzles out, but at the risk of belabouring the point, this is really impressive stuff from Alli.
From The Guardian
An otherwise good over ends with a rank bad ball - short, wide and belaboured through extra cover for four by Smith.
From The Guardian
We sit as though in a boiler that is being belaboured from without on all sides.
From Literature
Acknowledge, but don’t belabour, the dreadful grief and pain that the person must be feeling.
From The Guardian
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