overwork
Meaning of overwork
verb
- cause (someone) to work beyond their capacity or strength.
employers should be aware that overworking their employees comes at a cost
his bodyguards claim they've been overworked and underpaid for years
- make excessive use of.
we aren't building new refineries so we have overworked our old ones
she had been overworking her muscles during training
- excessive work.
his health broke down under the strain of overwork
Information about overwork
- The plural form of overwork is: overworks.
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Hyphenation of overwork
over-work
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- overwork is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
overwork synonyms
Meaning overworking:
Meaning exploit:
Meaning make heavy demands on (someone's powers or resources):
Meaning require to pay too much tax:
Meaning exude sweat:
Meaning load (someone) with too many things to carry:
Meaning keep (someone) in subjection and hardship, especially by the unjust exercise of authority:
Meaning experiencing mental or emotional strain or tension:
Meaning showing signs of nervous tension or tiredness:
Meaning loaded with too great a burden or cargo:
Meaning very tired:
Meaning cause (someone) to feel exhausted:
Words that rhyme with overwork
Work, work, awork, camerawork, cobwork, cribwork, ribwork, webwork, lacwork, rusticwork, bandwork, beadwork, deadwork, diamondwork, fieldwork, goldwork, groundwork, handwork, headwork, hundredwork, leadwork, moundwork, reedwork, roadwork, sodwork, studwork, woodwork, yardwork, bework, bladework, bonework, boulework, boullework, bridgework, cagework, canework, capework, casework, coursework, drudgework, facework, falsework, figurework, firework, fluework, flutework, framework, glazework, grillework, homework
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