overload

o·ver·load

 (ō′vər-lōd′)

tr.v. o·ver·load·ed, o·ver·load·ing, o·ver·loads

To load too heavily.

n. (ō′vər-lōd′)

An excessive load.

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overload

vb

(tr) to put too large a load on or in

n

an excessive load

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o•ver•load

(v. ˌoʊ vərˈloʊd; n. ˈoʊ vərˌloʊd)
v.t.

1. to overburden.

n.

2. an excessive load.

[1545–55]

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overload

Past participle: overloaded
Gerund: overloading

Imperative

overload

overload

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	overload - an electrical load that exceeds the available electrical power load, loading, burden - weight to be borne or conveyed
	2.	overload - an excessive burden overburden load, loading, burden - weight to be borne or conveyed
Verb	1.	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" clog 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" overcharge, surcharge load, load up, lade, laden - fill or place a load on; "load a car"; "load the truck with hay"

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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"

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Translations

يُحَمِّل فَوْقَ طاقَتِه

přetíženípřetížit

overlæsse

überladen

υπερφόρτωση

sobrecargar

accablersurchargersurdéfinir

túlterhel

ofhlaîa

sovraccaricaresovraccarico

pārslogot

laste for tungt

preťažiť

çok fazla yük yüklemek

超载

overload

A. [ˈəʊvələʊd] N → sobrecarga f

B. [ˌəʊvəˈləʊd] VT → sobrecargar (with de) to be overloaded with → estar sobrecargado de; (with work) → estar agobiado de

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overload

[ˌəʊvə^rˈləʊd]

vt

[+ animal, vehicle] → surcharger

[+ person] to overload sb with sth → surcharger qn de qch

[+ circuit] → mettre en surcharge

[ˈəʊvə^rləʊd] n [work] → surcharge f
57 per cent complained of work overload → 57 pour cent se plaignaient d'une surcharge de travail. information overload

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

overload

[n ˈəʊvəˌləʊd; vb ˌəʊvəˈləʊd]

1. n → sovraccarico

2. vt → sovraccaricare

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

overload

(əuvəˈloud) verb

to fill with too much of something. The lorry overturned because it had been overloaded. oorlaai, te swaar laai يُحَمِّل فَوْقَ طاقَتِه претоварване sobrecarregado přetížit überladen overlæsse υπερφορτώνωsobrecargar 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 overbelastenoverlesse, laste for tungt przeładować له حده ډير ډك كول sobrecarregado a supraîncărca перегружать preťažiť preobremeniti preopteretiti överlasta, överbelasta บรรทุกเกินพิกัด çok fazla yük yüklemek 超載 перевантажувати, переобтяжувати زيادہ وزن لاد دينا quá tải 超载

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overload

n sobrecarga; iron — sobrecarga de hierro; vt sobrecargar

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