"overlabour" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈleɪbə(ɹ)/
Etymology: From over- + labour (noun). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|labour|pos2=noun}} over- + labour (noun) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} overlabour (uncountable)
  1. Excessive labour. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-overlabour-en-noun-jFyjNDTp Categories (other): English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 23 38 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: overlabor
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈleɪbə(ɹ)/ Forms: overlabours [present, singular, third-person], overlabouring [participle, present], overlaboured [participle, past], overlaboured [past]
Etymology: From Middle English over-labouren, equivalent to over- + labour (verb). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|over-labouren}} Middle English over-labouren, {{prefix|en|over|labour|pos2=verb}} over- + labour (verb) Head templates: {{en-verb}} overlabour (third-person singular simple present overlabours, present participle overlabouring, simple past and past participle overlaboured)
  1. (transitive) To cause to labour excessively; to overwork. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overlabour-en-verb-FLKfS2CW Categories (other): English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 23 38 39
  2. (transitive) To labour upon excessively; to refine unduly. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overlabour-en-verb--OA7gCq9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 18 68 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 23 38 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 22 64 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 14 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: overlabor
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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