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Definition of overwork verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

overwork

verb

NAmE//ˌoʊvərˈwərk//

[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they overwork

he / she / it overworks

past simple overworked

-ing form overworking

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to work too hard; to make a person or an animal work too hard You look tired. Have you been overworking? overwork somebody/something She overworks her staff.

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