Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb belabour

3 senses of belabour

Sense 1
belabor, belabour -- (to work at or to absurd length; "belabor the obvious")
       => work at, work on -- (to exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something; "the child worked at the multiplication table until she had it down cold")

Sense 2
belabour, belabor -- (beat soundly)
       => beat, beat up, work over -- (give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students")

Sense 3
belabor, belabour -- (attack verbally with harsh criticism; "She was belabored by her fellow students")
       => knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart -- (find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free")