- overload⇄noun too great a load or charge.
Ex. The overload of electric current blew the fuse. One of the most familiar dissatisfactions in the Doing Period of thirty-five to fifty is work overload, especially for teachers (Harper's). - overload⇄overload, verb, noun.
- overload⇄v.t. 1. to load too heavily; overburden.
Ex. to overload a boat, to overload an electric circuit.
2. to overcharge (a gun).