Definition of overworks Overworks
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NounPlural: overworks |
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| overwork - the act of working too much or too long; "he became ill from overwork" | ||
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| toil, labour, labor productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill" | ||
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| overwork - work excessively hard; "he is exploiting the students" | ||
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| put to work, work arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion; "The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times" | ||
| overdrive drive or work too hard; "The teacher is overworking his students"; "Overdriving people often suffer stress" | ||
| overwork - use too much; "This play has been overworked" | ||
| work on, process, work subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- overwork (v. t.)
To work beyond the strength; to cause to labor too much or too long; to tire excessively; as, to overwork a horse. - overwork (v. t.)
To fill too full of work; to crowd with labor. - overwork (v. t.)
To decorate all over. - overwork (v. t.)
To work too much, or beyond one's strength. - overwork (n.)
Work in excess of the usual or stipulated time or quantity; extra work; also, excessive labor.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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overwork
ō-vėr-wurk′, v.t. and v.i. to work overmuch or beyond the strength: to tire.—n. O′verwork, excess of work: excessive labour
