o ‧ ver ‧ load /ˌəʊvəˈləʊd $ ˌoʊvərˈloʊd/ BrE AmE verb ( past participle overloaded or overladen /-ˈleɪdn/) [transitive]
1 . to put too many things or people on or into something:
Be careful not to overload the washing machine.
be/become overloaded with something
The bus was overloaded with tourists and their luggage.
2 . to put too much electricity through an electrical system or piece of equipment:
Don’t overload the lighting circuit.
3 . to give someone too much work or information to deal with
be/become overloaded with something
All the staff are overloaded with work.
—overload /ˈəʊvələʊd $ ˈoʊvərloʊd/ noun [uncountable and countable] :
the modern day information overload
an overload of urgent daily business