Meaning & use
belabor
To discuss or explain something in excessive, repetitive detail.
See it in a sentence
The professor didn't want to belabor the point, so she moved quickly to the next topic.
There's no need to belabor the mistake; we already agreed on how to fix it.
A note on using this word
Belabor almost always appears with the point or the obvious, describing unnecessary repetition rather than physical effort.
Words with a similar meaning
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