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o·ver·load
 overload
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- pronunciation:
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v
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lod
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
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verb |
| inflections: |
overloads, overloading, overloaded |
| definition: |
to put too heavy or great a load in or on.
I think that teacher overloads her students with homework.- similar words:
- overwhelm
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| related words: |
burden, tax |
adverb + (v.)overload
already, currently, easily, frequently, generally, simply
(v.)overload
+ noun
boat, brain, capacity, cause, crisis, debt, fat, grid, information, kidney, liver, message, muscle, network, passenger, stuff, system, traffic, vehicle, weight
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The word overload
contains the following part:
over-
Old English
prefix
that means excessively, too much; over, on top, above
  Example words:
overboard, overcast, overcoat, overcome, overdo, overflow, overhead, overjoyed, overlap, overload, overlook, overpower, overtake, overwhelm
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