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 →

2) Overworking someone or something is making them work too much. tree →

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 →
• Overworking can make you ill. tree →
• Stop overworking your brain; take a break. tree →
• The farmer was accused of overworking his horses. tree →
• Overworking the dough makes the bread tough. tree →
• Many nurses are overworking this winter. tree →

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.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «overworking» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.