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  • verb Present participle of overwork.

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  • noun the act of working too much or too long

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Examples

  • Since most men work a 9-5 job, if I don't get caught up in overworking and obsessed with making money, I think I'll still have time left to meet men.

    The Better Part 2008

  • They need to assess any damage that was done by this kind of overworking of the fields and putting new technology into the fields to see how much they actually can produce.

    Iraq Raises Estimate Of Oil Reserves 2010

  • If the heart is enlarged, it ` s going to give an indicator that the heart was overworking, meaning that there could have been some coronary occlusion or something that was blocking the blood flow and making this heart work at an accelerated rate, and which could be a suspecting or a leading factor in looking at a heart as -- for natural causes, such as coronary occlusion is one of the primary suspects in those kind of cases.

    CNN Transcript Jun 26, 2009 2009

  • The first problem that I face is that I'm overworking myself as a teenager.

    Odelia Kaly: When You Wish Upon a Star Odelia Kaly 2011

  • The first problem that I face is that I'm overworking myself as a teenager.

    Odelia Kaly: When You Wish Upon a Star Odelia Kaly 2011

  • It was just like going back in time for me--I felt like I was singing like my younger self, you know, just very carefree and just not overworking anything--so that I didn't have even a chance to start getting all worried about something.

    Mike Ragogna: A Beautiful Dreamer: A Conversation with Suzy Bogguss Mike Ragogna 2011

  • It was just like going back in time for me--I felt like I was singing like my younger self, you know, just very carefree and just not overworking anything--so that I didn't have even a chance to start getting all worried about something.

    Mike Ragogna: A Beautiful Dreamer: A Conversation with Suzy Bogguss Mike Ragogna 2011

  • If this cycle occurs so often there is a constant release of glucose and chronic overworking of fight-or-flight organs, it's easy to predict the result.

    Dr. Karen Becker: Stress Busters for Kitties Dr. Karen Becker 2012

  • Phil Gray, chief executive of the CSP said: Physiotherapists are concerned that overworking and not taking breaks is actually costing employers and their staff.

    1 in 4 People Risk Their Health By Working Without Taking a Break | Impact Lab 2010

  • Add enough water to bring it into a dough unless your kitchen is very dry, you probably won't need it all, without overworking the mixture, then cover with clingfilm and refrigerate for 20 minutes.3.

    How to cook perfect quiche lorraine 2011

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