'overwork' definitions:
Definition of 'overwork'
(from WordNet)
noun
The act of working too much or too long; "he became ill from overwork" [syn: overwork, overworking]
verb
Use too much; "This play has been overworked"
verb
Work excessively hard; "he is exploiting the students" [syn: overwork, exploit]
Synonyms of 'overwork'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- burden,
- busy,
- carry too far,
- do double duty,
- drive,
- elucubrate,
- exaggerate,
- exhaust,
- fag,
- go overboard,
- go to extremes,
- go too far,
- hit the ball,
- hustle,
- keep busy,
- know no bounds,
- lucubrate,
- oppress,
- overact,
- overburden,
- overcarry,
- overcarrying,
- overdevelop,
- overdo,
- overdoing,
- overdrive,
- overelaborate,
- overemphasis,
- overemphasize,
- overexercise,
- overexert,
- overexertion,
- overexpend,
- overexpenditure,
- overimportance,
- overindulge,
- overlabor,
- overload,
- overplay,
- overreaching,
- overreact,
- overreaction,
- overspend,
- overstrain,
- overstress,
- overstudy,
- overtask,
- overtax,
- overtaxing,
- overtrain,
- overuse,
- pass all bounds,
- pour it on,
- protest too much,
- scratch,
- slave,
- strain,
- supererogation,
- sweat,
- task,
- tax,
- work,
- work hard,
- work late,
- work overtime