1
[ verb ] become overloaded

Examples

"The aerator overloaded"

Used in print

(Ross E. McKinney and Howard Edde, "Aerated...)

Ice caused the aerator to overload , straining the drive belts .

2
[ verb ] fill to excess so that function is impaired

Synonyms

clog

Examples

"Fear clogged her mind" "The story was clogged with too many details"

Used in print

(Dan McLachlan, Jr., "Communication Networks and...)

In_spite_of the dreams of the host for oneness in the group , the * * f incoming messages for each guest overload his receiving_system beyond comprehension if N exceeds about six .

Related terms

fill

3
[ noun ] an electrical load that exceeds the available electrical power

Used in print

(1961 Research Highlights of the National Bureau of...)

Over a temperature range from 25 to 200 * * f and at pressures up_to 250 atm , an overload of 300 psi , applied for a period of one day , results in an uncertainty in the pressure of , at_most , one millimeter_of_mercury .

Related terms

load

4
[ verb ] place too much a load on

Examples

"don't overload the car"

Related terms

load load

5
[ noun ] an excessive burden

Synonyms

overburden

Related terms

load clog overburden

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