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[syn: overwork, overworking]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Overwork \O`ver*work"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overworkedor
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.
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2. To fill too full of work; to crowd with labor.
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My days with toil are overwrought. --Longfellow.
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3. To decorate all over.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
overworking
n 1: the act of working too much or too long; "he became ill
from overwork" [syn: overwork, overworking]