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overload

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o·ver·load  (vr-ld)
tr.v. o·ver·load·ed, o·ver·load·ing, o·ver·loads
To load too heavily.
n. (vr-ld)
An excessive load.

overload
vb [ˌəʊvəˈləʊd]
(tr) to put too large a load on or in
n [ˈəʊvəˌləʊd]
an excessive load
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.overloadoverload - an electrical load that exceeds the available electrical power
load, loading, burden - weight to be borne or conveyed
2.overload - an excessive burden
load, loading, burden - weight to be borne or conveyed
Verb1.overload - become overloaded; "The aerator overloaded"
2.overload - fill to excess so that function is impaired; "Fear clogged her mind"; "The story was clogged with too many details"
fill, fill up, make full - make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"
3.overload - place too much a load on; "don't overload the car"
load, load up, lade, laden - fill or place a load on; "load a car"; "load the truck with hay"

overload
verb
1. weigh down, burden, encumber, overburden Don't overload the boat or it will sink.
2. strain, tax, burden, saddle, oppress, overwork, overcharge, weigh down, encumber, overtax, overburden, push to the limit an effective method that will not overload staff with more paperwork
3. excess, too much, overdose, overburden, overabundance, superabundance An overload of stress can hold you back in your career.
Proverbs
"It is the last straw that breaks the camel's back"
Translations
overload
A. [ˈəʊvələʊd] Nsobrecarga f
B. [ˌəʊvəˈləʊd] VTsobrecargar (with de) to be overloaded withestar sobrecargado de; (with work) → estar agobiado de

overload [ˌəʊvərˈləʊd]
vt
[+ animal, vehicle] → surcharger
[+ person] to overload sb with sth → surcharger qn de qch
[+ circuit] → mettre en surcharge
[ˈəʊvərləʊd] n [work] → surcharge f
57 per cent complained of work overload → 57 pour cent se plaignaient d'une surcharge de travail. information overload

overload [ɐn ˈəʊvəˌləʊd; ɐvb ˌəʊvəˈləʊd]
1. nsovraccarico
2. vtsovraccaricare

overload [ɐn ˈəʊvəˌləʊd; ɐvb ˌəʊvəˈləʊd]
1. nsovraccarico
2. vtsovraccaricare

overload
v overload [əuvəˈloud]
to fill with too much of something The lorry overturned because it had been overloaded. oorlaai, te swaar laai يُحَمِّل فَوْقَ طاقَتِه претоварване přetížit overlæsse überladen υπερφορτώνω sobrecargar üle koormama بیش از ظرفیت پر کردن ylikuormittaa surcharger עוֹמֶס יֶתֶר बहुत लादना या भरना prenatrpati túlterhel mengisi terlalu banyak ofhlaða sovraccaricare 積み過ぎる 너무 짐을 많이 싣다 perkrauti pārslogot menyaratkan overbelasten overlesse, laste for tungt przeładować sobrecarregado a supraîncărca перегружать preťažiť preobremeniti preopteretiti överlasta, överbelasta บรรทุกเกินพิกัด çok fazla yük yüklemek 超載 перевантажувати, переобтяжувати زيادہ وزن لاد دينا quá tải


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They put a stock of candle-ends into the lantern, hung the latter to the off-side of the load, and directed the horse onward, walking at his shoulder at first during the uphill parts of the way, in order not to overload an animal of so little vigour.
Sevenpence-halfpenny's worth per week is a good round diet for a child; a great deal may be got for sevenpence-halfpenny, quite enough to overload its stomach, and make it uncomfortable.
His note-books impair his memory; his libraries overload his wit; the insurance-office increases the number of accidents; and it may be a question whether machinery does not encumber; whether we have not lost by refinement some energy, by a Christianity entrenched in establishments and forms some vigor of wild virtue.
 
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