2. To fill too full of work; to crowd with labor.
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My days with toil are overwrought. --Longfellow.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
overworking — n. excessive work; overexertion v. overexert, work too hard; cause to work too hard; decorate an entire surface; overuse … English contemporary dictionary
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overwork — verb (overworked or overwrought, overworking) –verb (t) /oʊvəˈwɜk / (say ohvuh werk) 1. (often used reflexively) to cause to work too hard or too long; weary or exhaust with work. 2. (overworked or overwrought, overworking) ) a. to work up …
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overwork — o‧ver‧work [ˌəʊvəˈwɜːk ǁ ˌoʊvərˈwɜːrk] noun [uncountable] when someone works too much or too hard: • What kinds of health problems accompany the stress from overwork? overworked adjective : • Workers here feel underpaid and overworked. * * * Ⅰ.… … Financial and business terms
overworked — overwork o‧ver‧work [ˌəʊvəˈwɜːk ǁ ˌoʊvərˈwɜːrk] noun [uncountable] when someone works too much or too hard: • What kinds of health problems accompany the stress from overwork? overworked adjective : • Workers here feel underpaid and overworked. * … Financial and business terms
overwork — o|ver|work1 [ˌəuvəˈwə:k US ˌouvərˈwə:rk] v [I and T] to work too much or to make someone work too much ▪ You ve been overworking why don t you take a week off? ▪ Have they been overworking you again? overwork 2 overwork2 n [U] too much hard work… … Dictionary of contemporary English
