overlabor
verb
over·la·bor
| \ ˌō-vər-ˈlā-bər
\
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variants:
US overlabor
or British overlabour
overlabored;
overlaboring
Definition of overlabor
1
: to cause (someone) to labor excessively
shouldn't overlabor young children
2
: to explain or insist on (something) excessively : belabor
overlabored the point
3
: to make (something) too elaborate : overelaborate
… meticulously overlabors every dish …— Joshua Gillin
Other Words from overlabor
overlabored
(US)
\ ˌō-vər-ˈlā-bərd
\
or British overlaboured
adjective
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or British overlaboured
adjective
overlabored jokes
How about staffing our overlabored Public Works to keep abreast of broken streets and alleys.
— Tim Grobaty
… meals … so laden with overlabored fuss that they often felt contrived.
— Craig LaBan
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