Definition of "belabor" [be•la•bor]

• To attack with blows; hit, beat, or whip. See Synonyms at beat. (verb-transitive)
• To assail verbally. (verb-transitive)
• To discuss repeatedly or at length; harp on: Don't belabor the point. (verb-transitive)

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• "He tends to find a point in his case (and in both books, the point he chooses to belabor is ridiculous and would not BE a point in a real case of law) and go over and over and over that point ad nauseum until you want to scream."
• "To belabor the obvious, La Jornada is a leftist newspaper."
• "Not to belabor the topic, but there is an important distinction between being what is called a "foreign resident" for tax purposes and a resident with regards to your immigration status."