Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
Beirut
bejabers
bejesus
bejewel
Bekaa Valley
bel
bel canto
bel esprit
belabor
belabour
Belarus
Belarusian
belated
Belau
belay
belay plate
belay seat
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

belabor

be·la·bor [ bi láybər ] (past and past participle be·la·bored, present participle be·la·bor·ing, 3rd person present singular be·la·bors)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. harp on something: to repeat or discuss something unnecessarily or at too great a length

2. criticize somebody: to subject somebody to a sustained verbal or literary attack ( formal )

3. beat somebody: to hit somebody hard and repeatedly with something ( literary or humorous )

Advertisement

© 2009 Microsoft