overwork

overwork is a 8-letter English word with 8 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To work beyond the strength; to cause to labor too much or too long; to tire excessively; as, to overwork a horse. Face value is 18 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 18 · Words With Friends 19 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To work beyond the strength; to cause to labor too much or too long; to tire excessively; as, to overwork a horse.
2. transitive verb. To fill too full of work; to crowd with labor.
3. transitive verb. To decorate all over.
4. transitive verb. To work too much, or beyond one's strength.
5. noun. Work in excess of the usual or stipulated time or quantity; extra work; also, excessive labor.
6. noun. the act of working too much or too long

   "he became ill from overwork"

   Synonyms: overworking

7. verb. use too much

   "This play has been overworked"

8. verb. work excessively hard

   "he is exploiting the students"

   Synonyms: exploit

Synonyms

overworking, exploit

Common word forms

overworks, overworked, overworking

Words from these letters

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