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English verb: belabour | |||
| 1. | belabour (social) to work at or to absurd length | ||
| Samples | Belabor the obvious. | ||
| Synonyms | belabor | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | work at, work on | ||
| 2. | belabour (contact) beat soundly | ||
| Synonyms | belabor | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | beat, beat up, work over | ||
| 3. | belabour (communication) attack verbally with harsh criticism | ||
| Samples | She was belabored by her fellow students. | ||
| Synonyms | belabor | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | criticise, criticize, knock, pick apart | ||
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