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• Overwore

  [oh-ver-wawr, -wohr] /ˌoʊ vərˈwɔr, -ˈwoʊr/ verb 1. simple past tense of . [oh-ver-wair] /ˌoʊ vərˈwɛər/ verb (used with object), overwore, overworn, overwearing. 1. to use or excessively; out; exhaust; tax: needlessly overwearing her best workers; phrases overworn by repetition.

• Overwork

  [verb oh-ver-wurk; noun oh-ver-wurk] /verb ˌoʊ vərˈwɜrk; noun ˈoʊ vərˌwɜrk/ verb (used with object) 1. to cause to work too hard, too much, or too long; weary or exhaust with work (often used reflexively): Don’t overwork yourself on that new job. 2. to work up, stir up, or excite excessively: to overwork a mob to […]

• Overworked

  [verb oh-ver-wurk; noun oh-ver-wurk] /verb ˌoʊ vərˈwɜrk; noun ˈoʊ vərˌwɜrk/ verb (used with object) 1. to cause to work too hard, too much, or too long; weary or exhaust with work (often used reflexively): Don’t overwork yourself on that new job. 2. to work up, stir up, or excite excessively: to overwork a mob to […]

• Overworn

  [oh-ver-wawrn, -wohrn] /ˌoʊ vərˈwɔrn, -ˈwoʊrn/ verb 1. past participle of . [oh-ver-wair] /ˌoʊ vərˈwɛər/ verb (used with object), overwore, overworn, overwearing. 1. to use or excessively; out; exhaust; tax: needlessly overwearing her best workers; phrases overworn by repetition.

• Overwound

  [oh-ver-wahynd] /ˌoʊ vərˈwaɪnd/ verb (used with object), overwound, overwinding. 1. to beyond the proper limit; too far: He must have overwound his watch. /ˌəʊvəˈwaɪnd/ verb -winds, -winding, -wound 1. (transitive) to wind (a watch) beyond the proper limit

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