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overload

[ verb oh-ver-lohd; noun oh-ver-lohd ]

/ verb ˌoʊ vərˈloʊd; noun ˈoʊ vərˌloʊd /

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verb (used with object)

to load to excess; overburden: Don't overload the raft or it will sink.

noun

an excessive load.

Origin of overload

First recorded in 1545–55; over- + load

Words nearby overload

overlearn, overleverage, overlie, overline, overlive, overload, overlong, overlook, overlooker, overlord, overly

Example sentences from the Web for overload

After spending a day in the presence of all that dazzling technology, perhaps the CES attendees were suffering from overload.

Temptations of the Flesh in Sin City Are Nothing for 150,000 Nerds |John L. Smith |January 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Yet in much fiction, especially that written by men, overload is not a problem for other emotional states.

Boys Don’t Cry: In Praise of Sentiment |Andrew Sean Greer |June 26, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
To abate the overload, The Daily Beast created its first list of the best destinations on the Web.

Beast Best Awards: The Daily Beast Picks the Best of the Web | |June 17, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Apologies on the Hugo Chavez overload, but one last post about the fallen dictator.

Where Chavez Learned to Chavez |Justin Green |March 6, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

We easily handle problems that would send a computer into overload.

Are Adjuncts Full Time Employees? |Megan McArdle |January 14, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
I am sure your legs are long enough, and your person does not overload them.

The Works of William Cowper |William Cowper
He cannot overload his stomach and make a bronze Daniel Webster of himself.

Remarks |Bill Nye
Well, Monsieur le Maire will travel alone and without baggage, in order not to overload the horse?

Les Misrables |Victor Hugo
In the meantime care should be taken not to overload the stomach.

An Epitome of Homeopathic Healing Art |B. L. Hill
He had tried to overload the master robot with emotion and he had succeeded.

Mezzerow Loves Company |Floyd L. Wallace

British Dictionary definitions for overload

overload

verb (ˌəʊvəˈləʊd)

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

noun (ˈəʊvəˌləʊd)

an excessive load