Meaning of OVERLOAD
| Pronunciation: | | 'owvurlowd
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- [n] an excessive burden
- [n] an electrical load that exceeds the available electrical power
- [v] fill to excess so that function is impaired; "Fear clogged her mind"; "The story was clogged with too many details"
- [v] place too much a load on
- [v] become overloaded; "The aerator overloaded"
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| | Synonyms: | | clog, overburden, overcharge, surcharge |
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| | See Also: | | burden, fill, fill up, load, load, loading, make full | |
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\O`ver*load"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overloaded}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Overloading}.] [Cf. {Overlade}.]
To load or fill to excess; to load too heavily.
\O"ver*load`\, n.
An excessive load; the excess beyond a proper load.
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