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o·ver·load
(ō′vər-lōd′)tr.v. o·ver·load·ed, o·ver·load·ing, o·ver·loads
To load too heavily.
n. (ō′vər-lōd′)
An excessive load.
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overload
vb
(tr) to put too large a load on or in
n
an excessive load
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o•ver•load
(v. ˌoʊ vərˈloʊd; n. ˈoʊ vərˌloʊd)v.t.
1. to overburden.
n. 2. an excessive load.
[1545–55]
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overload
Past participle: overloaded
Gerund: overloading
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Noun | 1. | overload - an electrical load that exceeds the available electrical power |
2. | overload - an excessive burden | |
Verb | 1. | overload - become overloaded; "The aerator overloaded" |
2. | overload - fill to excess so that function is impaired; "Fear clogged her mind"; "The story was clogged with too many details" | |
3. | overload - place too much a load on; "don't overload the car" |
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overload
verb
1. weigh down, burden, encumber, overburden Don't overload the boat or it will sink.
2. strain, tax, burden, saddle, oppress, overwork, overcharge, weigh down, encumber, overtax, overburden, push to the limit an effective method that will not overload staff with more paperwork
3. excess, too much, overdose, overburden, overabundance, superabundance An overload of stress can hold you back in your career.
Proverbs
"It is the last straw that breaks the camel's back"
"It is the last straw that breaks the camel's back"
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Translations
يُحَمِّل فَوْقَ طاقَتِه
přetíženípřetížit
overlæsse
accablersurchargersurdéfinir
túlterhel
ofhlaîa
pārslogot
preťažiť
çok fazla yük yüklemek
overload
A. [ˈəʊvələʊd] N → sobrecarga f
B. [ˌəʊvəˈləʊd] VT → sobrecargar (with de) to be overloaded with → estar sobrecargado de; (with work) → estar agobiado de
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
overload
[ˌəʊvərˈləʊd] vt
[+ animal, vehicle] → surcharger
[+ person] to overload sb with sth → surcharger qn de qch
[ˈəʊvərləʊd] n [work] → surcharge f
57 per cent complained of work overload → 57 pour cent se plaignaient d'une surcharge de travail. information overload
57 per cent complained of work overload → 57 pour cent se plaignaient d'une surcharge de travail. information overload
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
overload
(əuvəˈloud) verb to fill with too much of something. The lorry overturned because it had been overloaded.
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overload
n sobrecarga; iron — sobrecarga de hierro; vt sobrecargarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.