Another word for overwork
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Noun
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- The act or an instance of exhausting.
- The state of being exhausted; extreme fatigue:
- In programming, the ability to use the same variable for different data types. For example, the variable result could be initially filled (loaded) with a pointer and then with a string of data. See variable.
- Present participle of overburden.
- The act of employing to the greatest possible advantage:
- Utilization of another person or group for selfish purposes:
- An advertising or publicity program.
- Working hours in addition to those of a regular schedule.
- A period of playing time added after the expiration of the set time limit.
- Payment for additional work done outside of regular working hours.
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Verb
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- To cause (something) to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use, especially hard, heavy, or careless use.
- (intransitive) To deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain.
- To exhaust; to cause or contribute to another's exhaustion, fatigue, or weariness, as by continued strain or exertion.
- To make extremely weary; wear out.
- To remove a resource from; deplete:
- To use up completely:
- To do, use, or stress to excess; carry (something) too far:
- To exaggerate:
- To wear out the strength of; overtax.
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