Analysis Complete

belabour

/ belabour /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
beat soundly
Type of:
beat beat up work over
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 2
attack verbally with harsh criticism
"She was belabored by her fellow students"
Type of:
knock criticize criticise
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
to work at or to absurd length
"belabor the obvious"
Type of:
work at work on
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
33%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
8
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

beat beat up work over knock criticize criticise work at work on