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o·ver·load
/
v.
ˌoʊ
vərˈloʊd;
n.
ˈoʊ
vərˌloʊd
/
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[
v.
oh-ver-
lohd
;
n.
oh
-ver-lohd
]
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verb (used with object)
1.
to
load
to excess; overburden:
Don't overload the raft or it
will
sink.
noun
2.
an excessive
load
.
Origin:
1545–55;
over-
+
load
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overload
—
vb
1.
(
tr
) to put too large a load on or in
—
n
2.
an excessive load
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
overload
1553, "to load with too great a burden," from over + load (q.v.). The noun is attested from 1645; of electrical current, from 1904.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Without this system, we'd be drowned in a sensory
overload
.
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overload
size of the heart increases known as hypertrophy of
left ventricle.
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overload
of a good bait ball is difficult to describe.
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overload
and light up a sweet rose-smelling scent
instead.
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is threatening to drive everyone insane.
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overload
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