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load
Third Person
overloads
Present Participle
overloading
Past Tense
overloaded
Past Participle
overloaded
1
to load or burden something with a weight or quantity that exceeds its capacity
transitive
- The truck driver unintentionally overloaded the vehicle by stacking too many heavy crates.
- Ignoring the weight restrictions, the warehouse staff overloaded the shipping container with goods.
- Overloading a bus with more passengers than its designated capacity compromises the safety of the passengers.
- The airline crew carefully monitors and balances the cargo load in the airplane to avoid overloading it.
Synonyms:
2
to burden someone or something with an excessive amount of work or responsibility
transitive
- The manager inadvertently overloaded the team members by assigning multiple projects with tight deadlines.
- The teacher unintentionally overloaded the students with a heavy load of homework.
- The presenter overloaded the audience with excessive data and information.
- Trying to multitask and complete numerous tasks simultaneously can overload an individual's cognitive capacity.
- The project manager should carefully allocate tasks to team members, ensuring that no one is overloaded.
Synonyms:
3
to subject an electrical system to a demand that exceeds its designed capacity
transitive
- Plugging multiple high-power appliances into a single electrical outlet can overload the circuit.
- During a heatwave, an excessive demand for electricity may overload the regional power grid.
- Connecting too many electronic devices to a power strip can overload the circuit.
- Starting multiple heavy machinery simultaneously can overload the electrical system.
- Connecting too many devices to an emergency generator can overload the generator.