overload

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To load excessively.
2. (transitive) To provide too much power to a circuit.
3. (transitive) To create different functions for the same name, to be used in different contexts.
4. (intransitive) To fail due to excessive load.

Noun

1. An excessive load.
2. The damage done, or the outage caused, by such a load.
3. An load of goods above the prescribed carrying weight of the vehicle.
4. An overloaded version of a function.

Synonyms

overburden

overcharge

surcharge

burden

overfill

excess load

oversupply

superload

overloading

clog

encumber

outstock

overriding

overstock

overtaxing

overuse

overwhelm

overwork

preponderance

saturation

soaking

sovereign

supercharge

superheavy

swamp

tax

weigh down

be overweight

overfreight

overweight

excessive load

superimposed load

extra duty

surcharge load

supercharge load

excessive demand

excess freight

excess weight

fullness

hem in

king

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load

outweigh

overbalance

overcapacity

overextension

overloaded

Translations

sobrecarga

sobrecarga

surcharger

sobrecargar

überladen

sovraccaricare

surcharge

Überlast

sovraccarico

überlasten

accabler

overladen

παραφόρτωμα

παραφορτώνω

sobrecàrrega

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈləʊd/

Etymology

From over- + load.