Overwork \O"ver*work`\, n. Work in excess of the usual or stipulated time or quantity; extra work; also, excessive labor.
Overwork \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.
Overwork \O`ver*work"\, v. i. To work too much, or beyond one's strength.
Board staffers described Georgoudis as well-organized and conscientious but said his sense of duty led him to overwork.
Air traffic controllers spoke politely in broken English to foreign air crews, then broke into heated shouting with fellow Armenians, all taxed to the breaking point by overwork and personal tragedy.
In several cases the families said the scientists suffered from nothing more than overwork.
What kinds of health problems will accompany the stress from overwork? In New York in the first half of the 19th century, employers joined forces against workers demanding a 10-hour workday.
They also fly off on business trips, without any clear idea about what they are trying to achieve. Above all, the problem of overwork will not be solved until company attitudes change.
Union officials say employees left on the job are suffering from injuries related to overwork.
In Peking, a Japanese official was told that leader Hu Yaobang, rumored to be in political trouble, was "too exhausted from overwork" to meet visitors.
Some private security guards hired to protect British military bases have criminal records, are afraid of the dark or fall asleep on the job because of overwork, according to a parliamentary committee report.
She says low enrollments, overwork, burnout, and low salary growth are among the causes.