overload

[ verb oh-ver-lohd; noun oh-ver-lohd ]
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verb (used with object)
  1. to load to excess; overburden: Don't overload the raft or it will sink.

noun
  1. an excessive load.

Origin of overload

1
First recorded in 1545–55; over- + load

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British Dictionary definitions for overload

overload

verb(ˌəʊvəˈləʊd)
  1. (tr) to put too large a load on or in

noun(ˈəʊvəˌləʊd)
  1. an excessive load

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