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Meaning of overload

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  overload
      n 1: an electrical load that exceeds the available electrical
           power
      2: an excessive burden [syn: {overload}, {overburden}]
      v 1: become overloaded; "The aerator overloaded"
      2: fill to excess so that function is impaired; "Fear clogged
         her mind"; "The story was clogged with too many details"
         [syn: {clog}, {overload}]
      3: place too much a load on; "don't overload the car" [syn:
         {overload}, {surcharge}, {overcharge}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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