- 1overload something to put too great a load on something an overloaded truck
- 2overload somebody (with something) to give someone too much of something He's overloaded with responsibilities. Don't overload the students with information.
- 3overload something to put too great a demand on a computer, an electrical system, etc. causing it to fail The lights went out because the system was overloaded.
NAmE//ˌoʊvərˈloʊd//[often passive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they overload
he / she / it overloads
past simple overloaded
-ing form overloading