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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
Verb
1. to put too large a load on or in (something): the aircraft was dangerously overloaded
2. to cause (a transport system) to be unable to function properly because too many people or vehicles are using it: Heathrow Airport was already overloaded by 1972
3. to try to put more electricity through a system than the system can cope with
Noun
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"
Translations
overload [əuvəˈləud] vtsobrecargar

overload [əuvəˈləud] over vtsurcharger

overload [əuvəˈləud] vt [+ vehicle] → überladen;
(Elec) → überbelasten (fig) (with work etc) → überlasten

overload [əuvəˈləud] 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 짐을 너무 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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