Belabor

v. t.	1.	To ply diligently; to work carefully upon. [imp. & p. p. Belabored ( ); p. pr. & vb. n. Belaboring.]
	2.	To beat soundly; to cudgel. Ajax belabors there a harmless ox. - Dryden.

Verb	1.	belabor - to work at or to absurd length; "belabor the obvious" Synonyms: belabour
	2.	belabor - attack verbally with harsh criticism; "She was belabored by her fellow students" Synonyms: belabour
	3.	belabor - beat soundly Synonyms: belabour

accent, accentuate, always trot out, baste, bastinado, batter, beat, belt, birch, buffet, cane, club, cowhide, cudgel, cut, drub, dwell on, dwell upon, emphasize, flagellate, flail, flog, fustigate, give a whipping, give emphasis to, give the stick, hammer away at, harp on, highlight, horsewhip, insist upon, italicize, knout, labor, lace, lambaste, lash, lay on, overaccentuate, overemphasize, overstress, pelt, pistol-whip, place emphasis on, point up, pommel, pummel, punctuate, rawhide, rub in, scourge, smite, spank, spotlight, star, strap, stress, stripe, swinge, switch, thrash, thresh over, thump, trounce, truncheon, underline, underscore, wallop, whale, whip, whop

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