overwork

Noun

the act of working too much or too long
- "he became ill from overwork"
A superstructure.
Excessive work.

Verb

Verb Forms: overworked, overwrought, overworking, overworks

To cause someone or something to work too hard.
use too much
- "This play has been overworked"
work excessively hard
To make (someone or something) work too hard.
To work too hard.
To fill too full of work; to crowd with labour.
To decorate all over.

Examples

He would overwork his brain trying to find a bingo with only consonants on his rack.
to overwork a horse

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English overwerken, possibly from Old English oferwyrċan (“to overwork, overlay”), equivalent to over- + work. Cognate with Dutch overwerken (“to overwork”).

Synonyms

exploit, overworking

Scrabble Score: 18

overwork: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
overwork: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
overwork: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

overwork: valid Words With Friends Word