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Overwork
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3
Part of speech: noun (n.)
Work in excess of the usual or stipulated time or quantity; extra work; also, excessive labor.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
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.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To work too much, or beyond one's strength.