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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations verb: /ˌəʊvərˈləʊd/, noun: /ˈəʊvərləʊd/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/v. ˌoʊvɚˈloʊd, n. ˈoʊvɚˌloʊd/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(v. ō′vər lōd′; n. ō′vər lōd′)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
o•ver•load /v. ˌoʊvɚˈloʊd, n. ˈoʊvɚˌloʊd/USA pronunciation   v. 
    1. [~ + object] to load too much:The bus was overloaded with passengers.
    2. to (cause to) use too much electricity: [no object]The circuits overloaded.[~ + object]You overloaded the circuits.
    3. to give too much work, too many problems, too much stress, etc., to (someone):[~ + object]He was overloaded with the demands of his job.

    n. [countable]
    1. a load or burden that is too much.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
o•ver•load  (v. ō′vər lōd′;n. ō′vər lōd′),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to load to excess;
    overburden:Don't overload the raft or it will sink.

n. 
  1. an excessive load.
  • over- + load 1545–55

'overload' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
In Lists: Circuits, more...
Collocations: detected an overload, an overload was detected, an overload of information, more...

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