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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.
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British Dictionary definitions for overload
overload
verb (ˌəʊvəˈləʊd)
(tr) to put too large a load on or in
noun (ˈəʊvəˌləʊd)
an excessive load
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