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   belabour

   /bɪˈleɪbə/

   verb

   • 1. attack (someone) physically or verbally: "Bernard was belabouring Jed with his fists" Similar beathitstrikesmackbatterpummelpoundbuffetrain blows onthrashbombardpeltbeat upassaultattackset uponweigh intobeat up oninformal:wallopwhackcloutclobberbopbiffsockdeckplugknock aboutknock aroundknock into the middle of next weekbeat the living daylights out ofgive someone a good hidingdo overwork overrough uplay intotear intolace intosail intoget stuck intoset abouthave a go atwhalelight intoarchaic:smitecriticizeattackberatecensurecondemndenouncedenigraterevilecastigatepilloryflaylambastsavagetear/pull to piecesfind fault withrun downabuseinformal:knockslampanbashtake apartcrucifyhammerlay intoroastskewerbad-mouthslaterubbishslag offmonsterpummelcut upbagrare:excoriateOpposite praise
   • 2. argue or discuss (a subject) in excessive detail: "there is no need to belabour the point" Similar over-elaboratelabourdiscuss at lengthdwell onharp on abouthammer away atexpound onexpand onoverdooverplayoverdramatizemake too much ofplace too much emphasis oninformal:flog to deathdrag outmake a big thing ofblow out of all proportiondo overOpposite understate

   Word Origin late Middle English: from be- + the verb labour.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   • E

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   • L

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   • A

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   • B

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   • O

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   • U

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   • R

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