Overwork

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  • intransitive verb. To force to work too hard or too long.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To rework to excess.
  • intransitive verb. To use too often.
  • intransitive verb. To decorate the entire surface of.
  • intransitive verb. To work too long or too hard.
  • noun. Excessive work.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A superstructure.
  • noun. Excessive work or labor; work or labor that exceeds the strength or capacity of the individual or endangers his health.
  • noun. Work done beyond the amount stipulated; work done in overhours or overtime.
  • To cause to work too hard; cause to labor too much; impose too much work upon; wear out by overwork: often used reflexively.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Work in excess of the usual or stipulated time or quantity; extra work; also, excessive labor.
  • transitive verb. To work beyond the strength; to cause to labor too much or too long; to tire excessively.
  • transitive verb. To fill too full of work; to crowd with labor.
  • transitive verb. To decorate all over.
  • intransitive verb. To work too much, or beyond one's strength.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To make (someone) work too hard.
  • verb. To work too hard.
  • noun. excessive work
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. work excessively hard
  • noun. the act of working too much or too long
  • verb. use too much
  • Word Usage
    "According to information, because of long-term overwork, vice mayor Wang Lijun is highly stressed and in poor health."
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    overtime  
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    labor  labour  process  toil  work  
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