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Meaning of 'overload' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Overload [ n.]
- An excessive load; the excess beyond a proper load.
2 . Overload [ v. t.]
- To load or fill to excess; to load too heavily.

Meaning of 'overload' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . overload [ v]
Meaning (1):
- place too much a load on
Example in sentence:
  • don't overload the car
Meaning (2):
- fill to excess so that function is impaired
Example in sentence:
  • Fear clogged her mind;
  • The story was clogged with too many details
Meaning (3):
- become overloaded
Example in sentence:
  • The aerator overloaded

Nearby Words:

oven ovenbird over over-arm over-busy over-garment over-story overabound overact overaction

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