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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun overwork has 1 sense
- overwork(n = noun.act) overworking - the act of working too much or too long; "he became ill from overwork" is a kind of labor, labour, toil
Derived form verb overwork2
Verb overwork has 2 senses
- overwork(v = verb.creation) Array - use too much; "This play has been overworked" is one way to process, work, work on
- overwork(v = verb.social) exploit - work excessively hard; "he is exploiting the students" is one way to put to work, work
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
Derived forms noun overwork1, noun overworking1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
CIDE 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. [1913 Webster]
- To fill too full of work; to crowd with labor. [1913 Webster]"My days with toil are overwrought." [1913 Webster]
- To decorate all over. [1913 Webster]
overwork, v. i.
To work too much, or beyond one's strength. [1913 Webster]
overwork, n.
Work in excess of the usual or stipulated time or quantity; extra work; also, excessive labor. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
overwork, v. & n.
--v.
1 intr. work too hard.
2 tr. cause (another person) to work too hard.
3 tr. weary or exhaust with too much work.
4 tr. make excessive use of.
--n. excessive work.
--v.
1 intr. work too hard.
2 tr. cause (another person) to work too hard.
3 tr. weary or exhaust with too much work.
4 tr. make excessive use of.
--n. excessive work.
DEVIL DICTIONARY
overwork
n. A dangerous disorder affecting high public functionaries who want to go fishing.THESAURUS
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 overtimeROGET THESAURUS
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Fatigue
VB be fatigued, yawn, droop, sink, flag, lose breath, lose wind, gasp, pant, puff, blow, drop, swoon, faint, succumb, fatigue, tire, weary, irk, flag, jade, harass, exhaust, knock up, wear out, prostrate, tax, task, strain, overtask, overwork, overburden, overtax, overstrain.
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