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.