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overwork
[oh-ver-wurk, oh-ver-wurk]
verb (used with object)
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.
to work up, stir up, or excite excessively.
to overwork a mob to the verge of frenzy.
to employ or elaborate to excess.
an appeal for sympathy that has been overworked by many speakers.
to work or decorate all over; decorate the surface of.
white limestone overworked with inscriptions.
verb (used without object)
to work too hard, too much, or too long; work to excess.
You look as though you've been overworking.
noun
work beyond one's strength or capacity.
extra or excessive work.
overwork
verb
(also intr) to work or cause to work too hard or too long
to use too much
to overwork an excuse
to decorate the surface of
to work up
noun
excessive or excessively tiring work
Other 51Թ Forms
- ˌDZˈɴǰ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
Prior also noted that those two will have to be more fully built up before they are activated, given the already overworked state of the Dodgers’ bullpen.
"Having teachers who are overworked and stressed is in no-one's interest, neither teachers themselves or their families, nor the young people learning in our schools."
But since then, Thompson says he’s stopped using “work, and overworking, as an excuse not to do the life work.”
On Friday night, their already overworked bullpen had been gassed again by their extra-inning gantlet.
On both occasions though, the overworked television match official stepped in to rule them out.
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