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Definition of overload verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

overload

verb
 
/ˌəʊvəˈləʊd/
 
/ˌəʊvərˈləʊd/
[often passive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they overload
 
/ˌəʊvəˈləʊd/
 
/ˌəʊvərˈləʊd/
he / she / it overloads
 
/ˌəʊvəˈləʊdz/
 
/ˌəʊvərˈləʊdz/
past simple overloaded
 
/ˌəʊvəˈləʊdɪd/
 
/ˌəʊvərˈləʊdɪd/
past participle overloaded
 
/ˌəʊvəˈləʊdɪd/
 
/ˌəʊvərˈləʊdɪd/
-ing form overloading
 
/ˌəʊvəˈləʊdɪŋ/
 
/ˌəʊvərˈləʊdɪŋ/
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  1. overload something to put too great a load on something
    • an overloaded truck
    Oxford Collocations Dictionarypreposition
    • with
    phrases
    • be heavily overloaded
    • be seriously overloaded
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  2. overload somebody (with something) to give somebody too much of something
    • He's overloaded with responsibilities.
    • Don't overload the students with information.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionarypreposition
    • with
    phrases
    • be heavily overloaded
    • be seriously overloaded
    See full entry
  3. overload something to put too great a demand on a computer, an electrical system, etc. causing it to fail
    • The lights went out because the system was overloaded.
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionarypreposition
    • with
    phrases
    • be heavily overloaded
    • be seriously overloaded
    See full entry
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