Main Entry: over·work

Pronunciation: \ˌō-vər-ˈwərk\

Function: verb

Date: 1530

transitive verb

1 : to cause to work too hard, too long, or to exhaustion <overworked the horses>
2 a : to work too much on <overwork bread dough> b : to make excessive use of <overworked tunes>intransitive verb : to work too much or too long : overdo

— overwork noun