overload
[verb]
Synonyms: overburden, burden, encumber, oppress, overtax, saddle (with), strain, weigh down

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Contrasted words: lighten

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

o‧ver‧load /ˌəʊvəˈləʊd $ ˌoʊvərˈloʊd/ 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

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

overload
verb
PREP. with Their staff are heavily overloaded with work.
PHRASES be heavily/seriously overloaded

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