Belabor
Pronunciation : Be*la"bor
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 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.
t. [imp. & p. p. Belabored; p. pr. & vb. n. Belaboring.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913