The meaning of Overload

noun

A very large quantity of something.

Usage examples:

The tropical island boasts an abundance of wildlife

noun

A mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside.

Usage examples:

He was swept to his death by an avalanche in 1988

verb

(of a mass of snow, ice, etc.) descend rapidly down a mountainside.

Usage examples:

The snow had recently avalanched, so only surface hoar is thawing.

noun

A large amount of ice, snow, dirt, or rock falling suddenly and quickly down the side of a mountain

Usage examples:

We received an avalanche of complaints.

noun

An accumulation of uncompleted work or matters needing to be dealt with.

Usage examples:

The company took on extra staff to clear the backlog of work

noun

A load, typically a heavy one.

Usage examples:

And laying my heavy burden in the safe hands of the luggage compartment i went to my seat and was g…

verb

Load heavily.

Usage examples:

She walked forwards burdened with a wooden box

noun

A duty or responsibility that is hard to bear

Usage examples:

I don’t want to be a burden on my children., he was burdened with debts.

noun

A severe flood.

Usage examples:

This may be the worst deluge in living memory

verb

Overwhelm with a flood.

Usage examples:

Caravans were deluged by the heavy rains

noun

A very large volume of something, more than can be managed

Usage examples:

The newspaper received a deluge of complaints about the article., the senator’s office was deluged …

verb

Restrict or impede (someone or something) in such a way that free action or movement is difficult.

Usage examples:

She was encumbered by her heavy skirts

verb

To weigh someone or something down, or to make it difficult for someone to do something

Usage examples:

Be encumbered with/by today, thankfully, women tennis players are not encumbered with/by long, heav…

noun

An amount of something that is more than necessary, permitted, or desirable.

Usage examples:

Are you suffering from an excess of stress in your life?

adjective

Exceeding a prescribed or desirable amount.

Usage examples:

Trim any excess fat off the meat

noun

An amount that is more than acceptable, expected, or reasonable

Usage examples:

They both eat to excess (= a lot more than they need)., the company’s losses are in excess of (= mo…

noun

An overflow of a large amount of water beyond its normal limits, especially over what is normally dry land.

Usage examples:

The villagers had been cut off by floods and landslides

verb

Short for floodlight.

verb

To fill or become covered with water or to cause this to happen to something

Usage examples:

[ t ] a burst pipe flooded the bathroom., [ i ] the basements of many downtown buildings would floo…

noun

An excessively abundant supply of something.

Usage examples:

There is a glut of cars on the market

verb

Supply or fill to excess.

Usage examples:

The roads are glutted with cars

noun

A supply or amount that is much greater than necessary

Usage examples:

A glut of new housing, a glut of information

noun

An excessive quantity.

Usage examples:

The country suffers from an overabundance of laws

verb

Load (someone) with too many things to carry.

Usage examples:

They were overburdened with luggage

noun

Rock or soil overlying a mineral deposit, archaeological site, or other underground feature.

Usage examples:

The kaolin is mined by removing the overburden and digging a pit

verb

Charge (someone) too high a price for goods or a service.

Usage examples:

Send your bill to the law society if you think you've been overcharged

noun

An excessive charge for goods or a service.

Usage examples:

An overcharge of £40

noun

Excessive use, treatment, or action.

Usage examples:

Animators now face a dilemma of technology overkill

noun

Much more of something than is needed or suitable

Usage examples:

Running so fast with the competition so far behind might seem like overkill, but that’s gardner.

noun

A large or excessive amount of something.

Usage examples:

A plethora of committees and subcommittees

noun

A very large amount of something, esp. a larger amount than you need, want, or can deal with

Usage examples:

A plethora of excuses/agencies/diet books

noun

An abundance or large quantity of something.

Usage examples:

A rich profusion of flowers

noun

An extremely large amount of something

Usage examples:

I was remarking on the recent profusion of books and articles on the matter., she'd never seen flow…

noun

A very large amount of something, especially more than is needed or usual

Usage examples:

The country has a superabundance of natural resources.

noun

An unnecessarily or excessively large amount or number of something.

Usage examples:

A superfluity of unoccupied time

noun

An additional charge or payment.

Usage examples:

We guarantee that no surcharges will be added to the cost of your holiday

verb

Exact an additional charge or payment from.

Usage examples:

Retailers will be able to surcharge credit-card users

noun

A charge in addition to the usual amount paid for something

Usage examples:

If you order the tickets by mail, there is a $5.00 surcharge.

noun

An excessive amount of something.

Usage examples:

A surfeit of food and drink

verb

Cause (someone) to desire no more of something as a result of having consumed or done it to excess.

Usage examples:

I am surfeited with shopping

noun

An amount that is too large, or is more than is needed

Usage examples:

The country has a surfeit of cheap labour.

noun

An amount of something left over when requirements have been met; an excess of production or supply.

Usage examples:

Exports of food surpluses

adjective

More than what is needed or used; excess.

Usage examples:

Make the most of your surplus cash

noun

An amount that is more than is needed

Usage examples:

The world is now producing large food surpluses., the government is forecasting a budget surplus th…