Meaning of OVERWORK
| Pronunciation: | | [n]'owvur`wurk, [v]`owvur'wurk
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- [n] the act working too much or too long; "he became ill from overwork"
- [v] use too much; "This play has been overworked"
- [v] work excessively hard
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| | Synonyms: | | exploit, overworking |
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| | See Also: | | labor, labour, overdrive, process, put to work, toil, work, work, work on | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\O`ver*work"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overworked}or
{Overwrought}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overworking}.]
1. To work beyond the strength; to cause to labor too much or
too long; to tire excessively; as, to overwork a horse.
2. To fill too full of work; to crowd with labor.
My days with toil are overwrought. --Longfellow.
3. To decorate all over.
\O`ver*work"\, v. t.
To work too much, or beyond one's strength.
\O"ver*work`\, n.
Work in excess of the usual or stipulated time or quantity;
extra work; also, excessive labor.
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