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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (3)

1. to work at or to absurd length;
- Example: "belabor the obvious"
[syn: belabor, belabour]

2. attack verbally with harsh criticism;
- Example: "She was belabored by her fellow students"
[syn: belabor, belabour]

3. beat soundly;
[syn: belabour, belabor]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Belabor \Be*la"bor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belabored; p. pr. &
   vb. n. Belaboring.]
   1. To ply diligently; to work carefully upon. "If the earth
      is belabored with culture, it yieldeth corn." --Barrow.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. To beat soundly; to cudgel.
      [1913 Webster]

            Ajax belabors there a harmless ox.    --Dryden.
      [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

belabor
    v 1: to work at or to absurd length; "belabor the obvious" [syn:
         belabor, belabour]
    2: attack verbally with harsh criticism; "She was belabored by
       her fellow students" [syn: belabor, belabour]
    3: beat soundly [syn: belabour, belabor]