overwork
verb
over·work
ˌō-vər-ˈwərk 
overworked; overworking; overworks
1
: to cause to work too hard, too long, or to exhaustion
overworked the horses
2
a
: to work too much on
overwork bread dough
b
: to make excessive use of
overworked tunes
: to work too much or too long : overdo
overwork
noun
Examples of overwork in a Sentence
The whole crew seemed exhausted, probably from overworking.
The captain routinely overworked the crew.
He overworks the melody in the song.
If you overwork the dough, the bread will be tough.
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Jason D. Seacat, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2024
If you’ve been overworked and underpaid for the past five years, then your current salary shouldn’t be the starting point for your value.
—Jack McCullough, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
That exodus has resulted in a skeletal crew at the lab that is overworked and burned out.
—Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Court cases have accused some host families of overworking and underpaying au pairs, and while many agree the program needs updating, there’s not a consensus on how.
—Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024
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overwork
verb
over·work
-ˈwərk
1
: to work or cause to work too hard or long
overworked the crew
2
: to use too much
overworked phrases
overwork
noun
Medical Definition
overwork
transitive verb
over·work
ˌō-vər-ˈwərk
: to cause to work too hard, too long, or to exhaustion
: to work too much or too long
overwork
noun
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