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overwork

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o·ver·work  (vr-wûrk)
v. o·ver·worked, o·ver·work·ing, o·ver·works
v.tr.
1. To force to work too hard or too long.
2.
a. To rework to excess: overwork a speech.
b. To use too often: "'Vulnerable' and 'volatile' were the most overworked adjectives of the '70s" (David Ansen).
3. To decorate the entire surface of.
v.intr.
To work too long or too hard.
n. (vr-wûrk)
Excessive work.

overwork
vb [ˌəʊvəˈwɜːk] (mainly tr)
1. (also intr) to work or cause to work too hard or too long
2. to use too much to overwork an excuse
3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) to decorate the surface of
4. to work up
n [ˈəʊvəˌwɜːk]
excessive or excessively tiring work
overworked  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.overworkoverwork - the act of working too much or too long; "he became ill from overwork"
toil, labor, labour - productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"
Verb1.overwork - use too much; "This play has been overworked"
work on, work, process - shape, form, or improve a material; "work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal"
2.overwork - work excessively hard; "he is exploiting the students"
put to work, work - cause to work; "he is working his servants hard"
overdrive - drive or work too hard; "The teacher is overworking his students"; "Overdriving people often suffer stress"

overwork
verb
1. wear yourself out, burn the midnight oil, burn the candle at both ends, bite off more than you can chew, strain yourself, overstrain yourself, work your fingers to the bone, overtire yourself, drive yourself too far, overburden yourself, overload yourself, overtax yourself, practise presenteeism You've been overworking - you need a holiday.
2. exploit, exhaust, fatigue, weary, oppress, wear out, prostrate, overtax, drive into the ground, be a slave-driver or hard taskmaster to He overworks his staff.
Quotations
"overwork: a dangerous disorder affecting high public functionaries who want to go fishing" [Ambrose Bierce The Devil's Dictionary]
Translations
overwork [ˌəʊvəˈwɜːk]
B. VT [+ person] → hacer trabajar demasiado; [+ eye, part of body] → exigir un esfuerzo excesivo a; [+ word, concept] → desgastar(a base de utilizarlo en exceso)
"ecological" has become the most overworked adjective there is"ecológico" se ha convertido en el adjetivo más desgastado or manido que hay
C. VItrabajar demasiado

overwork [ˌəʊvərˈwɜːrk]
nsurmenage m
vt [+ person] → surmener
vise surmener

overwork [ˌəʊvəˈwɜːk]
1. nlavoro eccessivo
2. vilavorare troppo, strapazzarsi
3. vt (staff, servants) → far lavorare troppo

overwork [ˌəʊvəˈwɜːk]
1. nlavoro eccessivo
2. vilavorare troppo, strapazzarsi
3. vt (staff, servants) → far lavorare troppo

overwork
n overwork [əuvəˈwəːk]
the act of working too hard It's overwork that made him ill. ekstra werk, te veel/swaar werk إرْهاق преумора nával práce overanstrengelse die Überarbeitung υπερβολική εργασία trabajo excesivo ületöötamine کار بیش از حد liikarasitus surmenage עֲבוֹדָה רַבָּה מִדַי अत्यधिक कार्य या परिश्रम prekomjeran rad túmunka; túlterhelés (munkával) bekerja terlalu keras of mikil vinna eccesso di lavoro 働き過ぎ 지나치게 일하다 persidirbimas pārstrādāties; pārpūlēties kerja terlalu kuat het te veel werken for hardt arbeid, overanstrengelse przepracowanie excesso de trabalho exte­nuare перегрузка, перенапряжение nával práce, príliš namáhavá práca pretirano delo prevelik rad för mycket arbete, överansträngning ทำงานมากไป aşırı çalışma 過度工作 понаднормова праця; перевантаження بہت زيادہ محنت کرنا sự làm việc quá sức
adj overˈworked
made to work too hard His staff are overworked. oorwerk مُجْهَد، مُرهَق преуморен přepracovaný overanstrengt überarbeitet αναγκασμένος να δουλεύει σκληρά explotado ületöötanud بیش از حد کار کشیدن ylirasittunut surmené לַעֲבוֹד קָשֶה מִדַי अत्यधिक परिश्रमी, अत्यधिक मेहनती izmoren radom agyondolgoztatott dipekerjakan terlalu keras sem ofgerir sér/ofkeyrir sig sovraccarico di lavoro 働き過ぎの 과로한 per daug apkrautas darbu pārslodze; pārmērīgs darbs bekerja terlalu kuat overwerkt overarbeidet przepracowany sobrecarregado extenuat перегруженный (работой) prepracovaný preutrujen previše raditi utarbetad, överansträngd ซึ่งทำงานมากไป çok çalıştırılmış 工作過度的 перевантажений جس سے بہت زيادہ کام ليا جائے bị làm việc quá sức


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I should say that for a cab-horse I was very well off indeed; my driver was my owner, and it was his interest to treat me well and not overwork me, even had he not been so good a man as he was; but there were a great many horses which belonged to the large cab-owners, who let them out to their drivers for so much money a day.
"I'm sure not going to die from overwork," he assured Dede; and he accepted such work only when he had to have money.
The Medical Man looked into his face and, with a certain hesitation, told him he was suffering from overwork, at which he laughed hugely.
 
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