overload

overload
UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈləʊd] / US [ˌoʊvərˈloʊd] verb [transitive]
Word forms "overload":
present tense I/you/we/they overload he/she/it overloads present participle overloading past tense overloaded past participle overloaded
1) to put too many people or things in or on something
2) to give someone too much work to do
3) physics to damage an electrical system or a piece of electrical equipment by putting too much electricity through it
4) to give a computer more information than it can process

Derived words:
overload
UK [ˈəʊvə(r)ˌləʊd] / US [ˈoʊvərˌloʊd] noun countable/uncountable
Word forms "overload":
singular overload plural overloads
overloaded
UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈləʊdɪd] / US [ˌoʊvərˈloʊdəd] adjective

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