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BELABOR
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they belabor ... he / she / it belabors
Past simple: belabored
-ing form: belaboring
Sense 1
Meaning:
Attack verbally with harsh criticism
Example:
She was belabored by her fellow students
Synonyms:
belabor; belabour
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "belabor" is one way to...):
criticise; criticize; knock; pick apart (find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 2
Meaning:
Synonyms:
belabor; belabour
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "belabor" is one way to...):
beat; beat up; work over (give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 3
Meaning:
To work at or to absurd length
Example:
belabor the obvious
Synonyms:
belabor; belabour
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "belabor" is one way to...):
work at; work on (to exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something