Hypertext Webster Gateway: "overwork"
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) 1.7 (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}]
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