Overworking

2 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 WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  overworking
       n : the act working too much or too long; "he became ill from
           overwork" [syn: {overwork}]