Belabor

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To attack with blows; hit, beat, or whip. See Synonyms at beat.
  • v. To assail verbally.
  • v. To discuss repeatedly or at length; harp on: Don't belabor the point.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. Alternative spelling of belabour.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To ply diligently; to work carefully upon.
  • v. To beat soundly; to cudgel.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To work hard upon; ply diligently.
  • To beat soundly; thump.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. attack verbally with harsh criticism
  • v. to work at or to absurd length
  • v. beat soundly
  • Verb Form
    belabors   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    knock    criticize    criticise    pick apart    work at    work on    beat    work over    beat-up   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    cudgel    beat    ply   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Aber    Baber    Haber    Labor    Labour    Sabir    aber    faber    labor    labour