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overwork |
5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 2. To fill too full of work to crowd with labor. My days with toil are overwrought. --Longfellow. 3. To decorate all over From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Overwork \O`ver*work"\, v. t. To work too much or beyond one's strength. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Overwork \O"ver*work`\, n. Work in excess of the usual or stipulated time or quantity; extra work also excessive labor. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: overwork n : the act working too much or too long; "he became ill from overwork" [syn: {overworking}] v 1: use too much "This play has been overworked" 2: work excessively hard [syn: {exploit}] From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]: OVERWORK, n. A dangerous disorder affecting high public functionaries who want to go fishing.
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