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# overworking

«overworking» in Mova's school dictionary: **working too hard or too long** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb, -ing form of «overwork» (overworking); noun (overworking)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Overworking is working too hard or too long. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overworking/#m1)

2) Overworking someone or something is making them work too much. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overworking/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In health and adult life: overworking can make people tired and ill; in stories: a cruel master overworking his horses.

### examples

- Dad has been overworking and needs a rest. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overworking/#x1)
- Overworking can make you ill. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overworking/#x2)
- Stop overworking your brain; take a break. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overworking/#x3)
- The farmer was accused of overworking his horses. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overworking/#x4)
- Overworking the dough makes the bread tough. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overworking/#x5)
- Many nurses are overworking this winter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overworking/#x6)

### note

From «overwork». Past: overworked. Adjective: overworked (very tired from too much work).

### In the corpora

- [Overworking means adding too much until the picture gets muddy; painters step back and look from a distance.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/14-painting-paints-brushes-mess-and-mistakes/15/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «overworking» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overworking/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.