belabour English

Meaning belabour meaning

What does belabour mean?

belabour

— verb beat soundly

— verb (= belabor) attack verbally with harsh criticism She was belabored by her fellow students

— verb (= belabor) to work at or to absurd length belabor the obvious

Synonyms belabour synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as belabour?

belabour English » English

belabor

thrash

beat

strike

flog

cudgel

whip

whack

trounce

hit

brutalise

beat up

beat soundly

bang

yip

yelp

welt

wallop

trash

thresh

take to task

strong-arm

smite

scourge

roast

pan

paddle

mutilate

mistreat

maul

lam

jaw

flame

excoriate

diss

denigrate

clapperclaw

chastise

cane

buffet

bludgeon

blast

beat hard

batter

baste

bark