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   o·ver·load

   verb

   • 1. load with too great a burden or cargo: "both boats were overloaded and low in the water" Similar overburdenput too much inoverchargeencumberburdenweigh downrare:surcharge
   • ▪ give too much of something, typically something undesirable, to (someone): "the staff is heavily overloaded with casework" Similar strainimpose excessive strain onovertaxstretchoverworkoverusedelugeswampoversupplyoverwhelmclogsnow underbeset
   • ▪ put too great a demand on (an electrical system): "the wiring had been overloaded"

   noun

   • 1. an excessive load or amount: "an overload of stress"

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