HyperDic: overload

English > 5 senses of the word *overload*:
VERB	contact	overload	become overloaded
	change	overload, clog	fill to excess so that function is impaired
	contact	overload, surcharge, overcharge	place too much a load on
NOUN	artifact	overload	an electrical load that exceeds the available electrical power
NOUN	artifact	overload, overburden	an excessive burden

overload > pronunciation
Sounds	ow'verlow.d
Rhymes	abode ... workload: 51 rhymes with owd...

English > *overload*: 5 senses > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	An electrical load that exceeds the available electrical power.
Broader	load, loading, burden	weight to be borne or conveyed
Spanish	sobrecarga, sobrepeso
Catalan	sobrecàrrega

English > *overload*: 5 senses > noun 2, artifact
Meaning	An excessive burden.
Synonym	overburden
Broader	load, loading, burden	weight to be borne or conveyed
Spanish	sobrecarga, sobrepeso
Catalan	sobrecàrrega
Verbs	overload	fill to excess so that function is impaired
	overload	place too much a load on
	overload	become overloaded

English > *overload*: 5 senses > verb 1, contact
Meaning	Become overloaded.
Pattern	Something ----s
Example	"The aerator overloaded"
Spanish	sobrecargarse, sobrecargar
Catalan	sobrecarregar
Nouns	overload	an excessive burden

English > *overload*: 5 senses > verb 2, change
Meaning	Fill to excess so that function is impaired.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonym	clog
Broader	fill, fill up, make full	make full, also in a metaphorical sense
Catalan	sobrecarregar
Nouns	overload	an excessive burden

English > *overload*: 5 senses > verb 3, contact
Meaning	place too much a load on.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"don't overload the car"
Synonyms	surcharge, overcharge
Broader	load, lade, laden, load up	Fill or place a load on
Spanish	sobrecargar
Catalan	sobrecarregar
Nouns	overload	an excessive burden

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