What is "overworking"

Overwork \O`ver*work"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overworkedor Overwrought; p. pr. & vb. n. Overworking.]

1. To work beyond the strength; to cause to labor too much or too long; to tire excessively; as, to overwork a horse.

2. To fill too full of work; to crowd with labor.

   My days with toil are overwrought.
   --Longfellow.

3. To decorate all over.

vb. (present participle of overwork English)

n. the act working too much or too long; "he became ill from overwork" [syn: overwork]