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Definition overload in American English

overload verb

[transitive] verb
/ˌoʊvərˈloʊd/
1

to put too many people or things in or on something

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2

to give someone too much work to do

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3

to damage an electrical system or a piece of electrical equipment by putting too much electricity through it

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4

to give a computer more information than it can process

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Definition overload in American English