Verb: overload 'ow-vu(r),lowd
- Place too much a load on
"don't overload the car";
- surcharge, overcharge, overweight
- Fill to excess so that function is impaired
"Fear overloaded her mind";
- clog
- Charge someone with too many tasks
"She was overloaded by paperwork"; "students feel overloaded with homework";
- overwhelm, deluge, snow under [informal]
- An excessive burden
"The constant stress at work became an overload, affecting his health";
- overburden
- An electrical load that exceeds the available electrical power
"The sudden power surge caused an overload, tripping the circuit breaker"
Derived forms: overloaded, overloading, overloads
Type of: burden, charge, fill, fill up, lade [archaic], laden, load, load up, loading, lumber [Brit, informal], saddle
Encyclopedia: Overload