overload
🇺🇸
/ˌəʊvərˈləʊd/
🇬🇧
/ˌəʊvəˈləʊd/
verb
R
to put too much weight on something
The truck broke down because it was overloaded with heavy boxes.
R
to give someone too much of something
Teachers should not overload students with too much homework at once.
R
to put too much demand on a system, causing it to stop working
The power system failed because it was overloaded during the heatwave.
noun
R
too much of something
Many people experience information overload from using too many apps and websites.
translation
to put too much weight on something; to give someone too much of something; to put too much demand on a system, causing it to stop working
too much of something
Word Forms
3rd Present
overloads
Progressive
overloading
Past
overloaded
Perfect
overloaded
Plural
overloads