belabour — British English spelling of BELABOR (Cf. belabor) (q.v.); for spelling, see OR (Cf. or) … Etymology dictionary
belabour — (Brit.) be·la·bour || bɪ leɪbÉ™ v. criticize, ridicule; excessively elaborate on a topic; beat, hit (also belabor) … English contemporary dictionary
belabour — (US belabor) ► VERB 1) attack physically or verbally. 2) argue or discuss in excessive detail … English terms dictionary
belabour — [[t]bɪle͟ɪbə(r)[/t]] belabours, belabouring, belaboured (in AM, use belabor) 1) VERB If you belabour someone or something, you hit them hard and repeatedly. [OLD FASHIONED] [V n] Men began to belabour his shoulders, his head, his arms with sticks … English dictionary
belabour — UK [bɪˈleɪbə(r)] / US [bɪˈleɪbər] verb [transitive] Word forms belabour : present tense I/you/we/they belabour he/she/it belabours present participle belabouring past tense belaboured past participle belaboured 1) formal to emphasize an idea or… … English dictionary
belabour — be|la|bour BrE belabor AmE [bıˈleıbə US ər] v [T] 1.) belabour the point formal to keep emphasizing a fact or idea in a way that is annoying 2.) old fashioned to hit someone or something hard … Dictionary of contemporary English
belabour — BrE, belabor AmE verb (T) 1 belabour the point to emphasize an idea or fact too strongly, especially by repeating it many times 2 to attack or criticize someone or something severely 3 old use to beat someone or something hard … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
belabour the point — belabour the ˈpoint idiom (formal) to repeat an idea, argument, etc. many times to emphasize it, especially when it has already been mentioned or understood • I don t want to belabour the point, but it s vital you understand how important this is … Useful english dictionary
belabour — chiefly British variant of belabor … New Collegiate Dictionary
belabour — be·la·bour (bĭ lāʹbər) v. Chiefly British Variant of belabor. * * * … Universalium