O·ver·work v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overworked or 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.