overwork Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of working too much or too long
    overworking.
    • he became ill from overwork
  2. verb use too much
    • This play has been overworked
  3. verb work excessively hard
    exploit.
    • he is exploiting the students

WordNet

O`ver*work" transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Overworked or Overwrought ; present participle & verbal noun Overworking
Definitions
  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.
O`ver*work" transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To work too much, or beyond one's strength.
O"ver*work` noun
Definitions
  1. Work in excess of the usual or stipulated time or quantity; extra work; also, excessive labor.

Webster 1913