OVERWORK


Meaning of OVERWORK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌō-vər-ˈwərk ]

Date: 1530

transitive verb

1. : to cause to work too hard, too long, or to exhaustion

overwork ed the horses

2.

a. : to work too much on

overwork bread dough

b. : to make excessive use of

overwork ed tunes

intransitive verb

: to work too much or too long : overdo

• overwork noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.