| VERB | social | belabor, belabour | to work at or to absurd length |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | belabor, belabour | attack verbally with harsh criticism | |
| contact | belabor, belabour | beat soundly |
| Sounds | bihley'ber | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | absorber ... weber / Weber: 72 rhymes with ber... | |
| Meaning | To work at or to absurd length. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "belabor the obvious" | |
| Synonym | belabour | |
| Broader | work at, work on | To exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something |
| Spanish | machacar | |
| Meaning | attack verbally with harsh criticism. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "She was belabored by her fellow students" | |
| Synonym | belabour | |
| Broader | knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart | find fault with |
| Meaning | Beat soundly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonym | belabour | |
| Broader | beat, beat up, work over | Give a beating to |
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