Definition of overlabor
overlabored;
overlaboring
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
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overlabored
(US) play \ˌō-vər-ˈlā-bərd\ or British overlaboured adjective-
- overlabored jokes
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- How about staffing our overlabored Public Works to keep abreast of broken streets and alleys.
- —Tim Grobaty
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- … meals … so laden with overlabored fuss that they often felt contrived.
- —Craig LaBan
