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overlabours

overlabours is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overlabour.

Meaning of overlabour

Verb

overlabour (third-person singular simple present overlabours, present participle overlabouring, simple past and past participle overlaboured)

  1. (transitive) To cause to labour excessively; to overwork.
    • overlabor the employees
  2. (transitive) To labour upon excessively; to refine unduly.
    • overlabor ornaments
  3. To belabour or emphasise excessively.
    • overlabor the point

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Questions about overlabours

What is overlabours the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Overlabours is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overlabour.

Words near overlabours in the dictionary

  1. overlaboring
  2. overlabors
  3. overlabour
  4. overlaboured
  5. overlabouring
  6. overlabours
  7. overlace
  8. overlaced
  9. overlaces
  10. overlacing
  11. overlactation

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