overloaded

UK: /ˌəʊvə^rˈləʊdɪd/

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

o•ver•load /v. ˌoʊvɚˈloʊd, n. ˈoʊvɚˌloʊd/   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]
4. 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′), v.t. 

1. to load to excess;
   overburden:
   Don't overload the raft or it will sink.

n. 

2. an excessive load.

• over- + load 1545–55