Dictionary Entry
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
- 1transitive verb
To work beyond the strength; to cause to labor too much or too long; to tire excessively; as, to overwork a horse.
- 2transitive verb
To fill too full of work; to crowd with labor.
- 3transitive verb
To decorate all over.
- 4transitive verb
To work too much, or beyond one's strength.
- 5noun
Work in excess of the usual or stipulated time or quantity; extra work; also, excessive labor.
- 6noun
the act of working too much or too long
"he became ill from overwork"
Synonyms
- 7verb
use too much
"This play has been overworked"
- 8verb
work excessively hard
"he is exploiting the students"
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