o|ver|work

o|ver|work
o|ver|work «noun. OH vuhr WURK; verb. OH vuhr WURK», noun, verb, -worked or -wrought, -work|ing.
–n.
1. too much or too hard work: »

exhausted from overwork.

2. extra work.
–v.i.
to work too hard or too much.
–v.t.
1. to cause to work too hard or too long: »

I know how busy you are; you mustn't overwork yourself (G. K. Chesterton).

2. to use to excess: »

to overwork a pose of childlike innocence.

3. to fill too full with work.
4. to work too much upon (as a book or speech); elaborate too much.
5. Figurative. to stir up or excite too much.
6. to figure or decorate the surface of.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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