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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