Be*la"bor (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belabored (&?;);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Belaboring.]
1. To ply diligently; to work carefully upon. "If the earth
is belabored with culture, it yieldeth corn." Barrow.
2. To beat soundly; to cudgel.
Ajax belabors there a harmless ox.
Dryden.
Hear it pronounced