Overwork

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To force to work too hard or too long.
  • v. To rework to excess: overwork a speech.
  • v. To use too often: "'Vulnerable' and 'volatile' were the most overworked adjectives of the '70s” ( David Ansen).
  • v. To decorate the entire surface of.
  • verb-intransitive. To work too long or too hard.
  • n. Excessive work.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To make (someone) work too hard.
  • v. To work too hard.
  • n. excessive work
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To work beyond the strength; to cause to labor too much or too long; to tire excessively.
  • v. To fill too full of work; to crowd with labor.
  • v. To decorate all over.
  • verb-intransitive. To work too much, or beyond one's strength.
  • n. Work in excess of the usual or stipulated time or quantity; extra work; also, excessive labor.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A superstructure.
  • n. Excessive work or labor; work or labor that exceeds the strength or capacity of the individual or endangers his health.
  • n. Work done beyond the amount stipulated; work done in overhours or overtime.
  • To cause to work too hard; cause to labor too much; impose too much work upon; wear out by overwork: often used reflexively.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. work excessively hard
  • n. the act of working too much or too long
  • v. use too much
    • Verb Form
    overworked    overworking    overworks    overwrought   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    labor    toil    labour    process    work   
    Cross Reference
    overtime   
    Form
    overworked    overwrought    overworking   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    overdo    overlabor    overtoil    overply    overstudy   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Berk    Burk    Burke    Dirk    Kirk   
    Same Context
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    malnutrition    sleeplessness    starvation    dehydration    privation   
     
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