overload

Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

overload verb transitive UK [ˌəʊ.vəˈləʊd] US [ˌoʊ.vɚˈloʊd] [ overloads overloading overloaded ]
1. to put too many things in or on something
• Don't overload the washing machine, or it won't work properly.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Filling and completing
2. to put too much electricity through an electrical system
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Electricity and electronics
 
noun countable or uncountable UK [ˈəʊ.və.ləʊd] US [ˈoʊ.vɚ.loʊd]
when something or someone is overloaded
• People today suffer from information overload (= being given too much information).
• There was an overload on the electrical circuit and the fuse blew.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Electrical switches and connections

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  overburden, surcharge, overcharge, clog