overlabor

verb

over·la·bor | \ˌō-vər-ˈlā-bər

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variants: or British overlabour

overlabored; overlaboring

Definition of overlabor

transitive verb

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

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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The first known use of overlabor was circa 1530

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