belabour

[US]/bɪˈleɪbə/
[UK]/bɪ'lebɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. to beat or scold severely.
Word Forms
Present Participlebelabouring
Past Tensebelaboured
Past Participlebelaboured
Third Person Singularbelabours
Pluralbelabours

Phrases & Collocations

belabour the point

belabour the issue

Example Sentences

there is no need to belabour the point.

Bernard was belabouring Jed with his fists.

More examples just belabour it.

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