over-work
91over — I [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)[/t]] POSITION AND MOVEMENT ♦ (In addition to the uses shown below, over is used after some verbs, nouns, and adjectives in order to introduce extra information. Over is also used in phrasal verbs such as hand over and glaze over .) …
92over — 1 preposition 1 above or higher than something, without touching it: A lamp hung over the table. | She leaned over the desk to answer the phone. | The sign over the door said Mind your head . opposite under 1 (1), see also: above 1, across 1 2 on …
93over — /ˈoʊvə / (say ohvuh) preposition 1. above in place or position; higher up than: the roof over one s head. 2. above and to the other side of: to leap over a wall. 3. above in authority, power, etc.; so as to govern, control, or conquer. 4. on or… …
94work someone over — 1. tv. to threaten, intimidate, or beat someone. □ Ziggy threatened to work Sam over. CD Bruno ad worked over Terry, and Sam knew that this was no idle threat. 2. tv. to give someone’s body a thorough examination or treatment. □ The doctors… …
95Work at home parent — A work at home parent is an entrepreneur who works from home and integrates parenting into his or her business activities. They are sometimes referred as WAHM (work at home mom) or WAHD (work at home dad).Entrepreneurs choose to run businesses… …
96Work (painting) — Infobox Painting backcolor=#FBF5DF painting alignment=right image size=350px title=Work artist=Ford Madox Brown year=1865 type=Oil on canvas height inch=53.9 width inch=77.9 city=Manchester, England museum=Manchester City Art Gallery Work (1852… …
97work — noun 1》 activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a result. 2》 such activity as a means of earning income. ↘W. Indian a job. 3》 a task or tasks to be undertaken. ↘the materials for this. ↘(works) chiefly… …
98work on — verb 1. to exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something (Freq. 21) the child worked at the multiplication table until she had it down cold • Syn: ↑work at • Hypernyms: ↑work • Hyponyms: ↑belabor, ↑ …
99Work People's College — A Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America folk school founded, September 1903, in Minneapolis, Minnesota served as a predecessor for Work People s College. The school moved to Duluth, Minnesota a few months later and was incorporated as… …
100work song — a folk song sung by workers, with a rhythm like that of their work. [1920 25] * * * ▪ music any song that belongs to either of two broad categories: songs used as a rhythmic accompaniment to a task and songs used to make a statement about… …
