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# overload

verb (overload, overloads, overloaded, overloading); noun (an overload, overloads)

«overload» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To overload something is to put too much weight or too many things on or in it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overload/#m1)
2. To overload a plug or electric circuit is to use too many machines on it, which can cause a fire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overload/#m2)
3. An overload is too much of something, more than can be handled: information overload. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overload/#m3)
4. To overload a person is to give them too much work. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overload/#m4)

### In the lessons

In safety lessons: do not overload sockets with adaptors — they may overheat. In science, forces and electricity: a bridge, a lift or a circuit has a maximum load. In everyday life, a person with too much homework may feel overloaded. Phrases: «information overload», «sensory overload», «overload a socket».

### Examples

- Don't overload the washing machine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overload/#x1)
- Overloading a plug socket can start a fire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overload/#x2)
- The boat was overloaded and began to sink. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overload/#x3)
- The lift says «maximum 8 people» so it isn't overloaded. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overload/#x4)
- Too many pop-ups gave me information overload. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overload/#x5)
- The teacher didn't want to overload us with homework. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overload/#x6)
- Loud noise and bright lights can cause sensory overload. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overload/#x7)
- The truck was fined for overloading. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overload/#x8)

### Note

Regular verb. Stress: verb over-LOAD, noun OVER-load. In maths: overload = total weight − the safe limit (if positive); a lift for 600 kg with 650 kg is overloaded by 50 kg.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «overload» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overload/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«overload» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/overload.html) on Mova free.