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Definition of "belabour" [belabour]

  • Chiefly British Variant of belabor. (verb)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "belabour" in a sentence
  • "* Perhaps a bit obviously, but the film does not belabour the point; rather, it brings up the matter once, and then lets the story play out the implications and consequences."
  • "But since I have touched upon this in recent days, I won't belabour that point further."
  • "They scratch, they taunt, they boast and belabour."