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• n  the act of working too much or too long
• v  use too much
• v  work excessively hard

• It causes capillaries and small arteries to dilate, thus lowering blood pressure and slowing the action of an overworking heart.
• As for Rafael Nadal, he is constantly fighting all these elements, including his own body (he had to pull out of Wimbledon for overworking his knees).
• As dangerous as those of alcohol, tobacco, overworking, fashion magazines or overeating? Nope.

• overwork
• exploit

News & Articles

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• Andre Williams runs to BC’s top spot
  Senior Andre Williams emerged from a spirited training camp as the No. 1 tailback on the BC roster. Williams will line up behind quarterback Chase Rettig when the Eagles host Villanova in the season opener Aug. 31 at Alumni Stadium. First-year coach Steve Addazio got a glimpse of Williams’ abilities without overworking the 6-foot, 227-pound senior from Schnecksville, Pa. Addazio limited Williams ...
  Aug. 24, 2013 - Boston Herald
• McIntosh County man pleads guilty in cattle death case
  A McIntosh County man charged with four counts of overworking, mistreating or abandoning animals who was scheduled to stand trial Friday pleaded guilty to three of the our counts.
  Aug. 23, 2013 - The Bismarck Tribune

Quotes

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• Rocco Baldelli in USA Today
  I feel pretty good doing what I'm doing,Baldelli said Friday at the club's minor league complex. "I'm not overworking myself or anything like that. I was going to make a sign, 'Feeling good, thanks for asking,' and tag it above my locker...
• George Bernard Shaw in Napa Valley Register
  Shaw said he wrote the play "to draw attention to the truth that prostitution is caused, not by female depravity and male licentiousness, but simply by underpaying, undervaluing, and overworking women so shamefully that the poorest of them are...
• Park Ji-sung in Reuters.uk
  Of course we need to think about the possibilities of overworking Park,South Korea coach Park Sung-hwa told reporters on Thursday. "But by May the leagues will be over in Europe so there should not be too much of a problem in him joining...