Overwork

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Overwork \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.
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     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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     3. To decorate all over.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Overwork \O`ver*work"\, v. i.
     To work too much, or beyond one's strength.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Overwork \O"ver*work`\, n.
     Work in excess of the usual or stipulated time or quantity;
     extra work; also, excessive labor.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  overwork
       n : the act working too much or too long; "he became ill from
           overwork" [syn: {overworking}]
       v 1: use too much; "This play has been overworked"
       2: work excessively hard; "he is exploiting the students" [syn:
           {exploit}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  65 Moby Thesaurus words for "overwork":
     burden, busy, carry too far, do double duty, drive, elucubrate,
     exaggerate, exhaust, fag, go overboard, go to extremes, go too far,
     hit the ball, hustle, keep busy, know no bounds, lucubrate,
     oppress, overact, overburden, overcarry, overcarrying, overdevelop,
     overdo, overdoing, overdrive, overelaborate, overemphasis,
     overemphasize, overexercise, overexert, overexertion, overexpend,
     overexpenditure, overimportance, overindulge, overlabor, overload,
     overplay, overreaching, overreact, overreaction, overspend,
     overstrain, overstress, overstudy, overtask, overtax, overtaxing,
     overtrain, overuse, pass all bounds, pour it on, protest too much,
     scratch, slave, strain, supererogation, sweat, task, tax, work,
     work hard, work late, work overtime
  
  

From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:

  OVERWORK, n.  A dangerous disorder affecting high public functionaries
  who want to go fishing.