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• o|ver|charge — «verb. OH vuhr CHAHRJ; noun. OH vuhr CHAHRJ», verb, charged, charg|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to charge too high a price: »The grocer overcharged you for the eggs. 2. to load too heavily; fill too full: »The overcharged old musket burst. 3. Figurative.… …   Useful english dictionary

• o|ver|bur|den — «verb. OH vuhr BUR duhn; noun. OH vuhr BUR duhn», verb, noun. –v.t. to load with too great a burden: »Figurative. A catalogue of the absurdities in which we have indulged under the influence of fear would overburden this document (Bulletin of… …   Useful english dictionary

• overload — o|ver|load [ ,ouvər loud ] verb transitive 1. ) to put too many people or things in or on something 2. ) to give someone too much work to do 3. ) to damage an electrical system or a piece of electrical equipment by putting too much electricity… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• 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. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Overload — O ver*load , n. An excessive load; the excess beyond a proper load. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Overloaded — 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. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Overloading — 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. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• overload — o•ver•load v. [[t]ˌoʊ vərˈloʊd[/t]] n. [[t]ˈoʊ vərˌloʊd[/t]] v. t. 1) to overburden 2) an excessive load • Etymology: 1545–55 …   From formal English to slang

• overload — o‧ver‧load [ˌəʊvəˈləʊd ǁ ˌoʊvərˈloʊd] verb overloaded PASTPART or overladen PASTPART [ ˈleɪdn] [transitive] 1. to give someone more work, information etc than they can deal with: overload somebod …   Financial and business terms