overload

[v. oh-ver-lohd; n. oh-ver-lohd] /v. ˌoʊ vərˈloʊd; n. ˈoʊ vərˌloʊd/
verb (used with object)
1.
to load to excess; overburden:
Don't overload the raft or it will sink.
noun
2.
an excessive load.
Origin
1545-55; over- + load
British Dictionary definitions for overloaded

overload

verb (ˌəʊvəˈləʊd)
1.
(transitive) to put too large a load on or in
noun (ˈəʊvəˌləʊd)
2.
an excessive load
Word Origin and History for overloaded

overload

v.

1550s, "to place too great a burden on," from over- + load (v.). Intransitive sense from 1961. Related: Overloaded; overloading. The noun is attested from 1640s; of electrical current, from 1904. Middle English had overlade (v.) in this sense.