overwork

(ō′vər wʉrk, ōvər wʉrk′)

transitive verb

  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

intransitive verb

to work too hard or too long

noun

  1. work that is severe or burdensome
  2. work beyond the amount agreed upon; extra work

See overwork in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb o·ver·worked, o·ver·work·ing, o·ver·works
verb, transitive
  1. To force to work too hard or too long.
  2. a. To rework to excess: overwork a speech.
    b. To use too often: “‘Vulnerable’ and ‘volatile’ were the most overworked adjectives of the '70s” (David Ansen).
  3. To decorate the entire surface of.
verb, intransitive
To work too long or too hard.
noun (ōˈvər-wûrkˌ)
Excessive work.

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