overload — Englisches Wörterbuch

Verb

1. To load excessively.

   Gebrauch

   • transitiv

2. To provide too much power to a circuit.

   Gebrauch

   • transitiv

3. To create different functions for the same name, to be used in different contexts.

   Gebrauch

   • transitiv

4. To fail due to excessive load.

   Gebrauch

   • intransitiv

Substantiv

1. An excessive load.

   Beispiele

   If this last verbal overload has proven anything, it is that Rocko's Modern Life played better than it reads.

2. The damage done, or the outage caused, by such a load.

3. An load of goods above the prescribed carrying weight of the vehicle.

   Beispiele

   We did haul overloads sometimes[.]

4. An overloaded version of a function.

   Beispiele

   Code an overload of the insertion operator for the Rectangle class.

Substantiv

1. an electrical load that exceeds the available electrical power

   Oberbegriffe

   loadloadingburden

2. an excessive burden

   Synonyme

   overburden

   Oberbegriffe

   loadloadingburden

Verb

1. become overloaded

   Oberbegriffe

   changealtervary

   Beispiele

   The aerator overloaded

2. fill to excess so that function is impaired

   Synonyme

   clog

   Oberbegriffe

   fillfill upmake full

   Beispiele

   Fear clogged her mind

   The story was clogged with too many details

3. place too much a load on

   Synonyme

   surchargeovercharge

   Oberbegriffe

   loadladeladenload up

   Beispiele

   don't overload the car