- 1overload something to put too great a load on something an overloaded truck
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- 2overload somebody (with something) to give someone too much of something He's overloaded with responsibilities. Don't overload the students with information.
- 3overload 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.
overload
verbNAmE//ˌoʊvərˈloʊd//
[often passive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they overload he / she / it overloads
past simple overloaded
-ing form overloading
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