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overwork

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1. overwork - Noun

2. overwork - Verb

Meaning

To work beyond the strength; to cause to labor too much or too long; to tire excessively; as, to overwork a horse.

To fill too full of work; to crowd with labor.

To decorate all over.

To work too much, or beyond one's strength.

Work in excess of the usual or stipulated time or quantity; extra work; also, excessive labor.

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he is exploiting the students Source: Internet

he became ill from overwork Source: Internet

This play has been overworked Source: Internet

After his father's death in 1879,sfn Tesla found a package of letters from his professors to his father, warning that unless he were removed from the school, Tesla would die through overwork. Source: Internet

As a result, a humanitarian catastrophe unfolded: hundreds of thousands died of starvation and brutal government-inflicted overwork in the countryside. Source: Internet

For most of February, he was ill and run down by overwork, a poor diet and excessive smoking.sfn File:Vincent van Gogh - Worn Out (F997). Source: Internet

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