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.
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
overwork — [ō΄vər wʉrk′, ō′vər wʉrk΄] vt. 1. to work or use to excess [to overwork a horse; to overwork an excuse] 2. to decorate the surface of 3. to make very excited or nervous vi. to work too hard or too long n. 1. work that is severe or burdensome 2 … English World dictionary
Overwork — O ver*work , n. Work in excess of the usual or stipulated time or quantity; extra work; also, excessive labor. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Overwork — O ver*work , v. i. To work too much, or beyond one s strength. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
overwork — index exploit (take advantage of), harass, misemploy, mistreat, overload, persecute Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burt … Law dictionary
overwork — (v.) to cause to work too hard, 1520s, from OVER (Cf. over) + WORK (Cf. work) (v.). O.E. oferwiercan meant to work all over, i.e. to decorate the whole surface of. Related: Overworked; overworking … Etymology dictionary
overwork — ► VERB 1) work or cause to work too hard. 2) use (a word or idea) too much and so make it weaker in effect. ► NOUN ▪ excessive work … English terms dictionary
overwork — [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)wɜ͟ː(r)k[/t]] overworks, overworking, overworked V ERG If you overwork or if someone overworks you, you work too hard, and are likely to become very tired or ill. He s overworking and has got a lot on his mind... [V n] He overworks… … English dictionary
overwork — Date: 1530 transitive verb 1. to cause to work too hard, too long, or to exhaustion < overworked the horses > 2. a. to work too much on < overwork bread dough > b. to make excessive use of < overworked tunes > in … New Collegiate Dictionary
overwork — v. /oh veuhr werrk /; n. /oh veuhr werrk /, v.t. 1. to cause to work too hard, too much, or too long; weary or exhaust with work (often used reflexively): Don t overwork yourself on that new job. 2. to work up, stir up, or excite excessively: to… … Universalium
