overwork, overworking
(noun) the act of working too much or too long; “he became ill from overwork”
overwork
(verb) use too much; “This play has been overworked”
overwork, exploit
(verb) work excessively hard; “he is exploiting the students”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
overwork (third-person singular simple present overworks, present participle overworking, simple past and past participle overwrought or overworked)
(transitive) To make (someone) work too hard.
(intransitive) To work too hard.
To fill too full of work; to crowd with labour.
To decorate all over.
overwork (uncountable)
a superstructure
excessive work
• work over, workover
Source: Wiktionary
O`ver*work", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overworked or Overwrought (; p. pr. & vb. n. Overworking.]
1. To work beyond the strength; to cause to labor too much or too long; to tire excessively; as, to overwork a horse.
2. To fill too full of work; to crowd with labor. My days with toil are overwrought. Longfellow.
3. To decorate all over.
O`ver*work", v. t.
Definition: To work too much, or beyond one's strength.
O"ver*work`, n.
Definition: Work in excess of the usual or stipulated time or quantity; extra work; also, excessive labor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 November 2024
(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
