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overload |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Overload \O`ver*load"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overloaded}; p. pr & vb n. {Overloading}.] [Cf. {Overlade}.] To load or fill to excess; to load too heavily. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Overload \O"ver*load`\, n. An excessive load; the excess beyond a proper load. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: overload n 1: an electrical load that exceeds the available electrical power 2: an excessive burden [syn: {overburden}] v 1: become overloaded; "The aerator overloaded" 2: fill to excess so that function is impaired; "Fear clogged her mind"; "The story was clogged with too many details" [syn: {clog}] 3: place too much a load on [syn: {surcharge}, {overcharge}]
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