Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overload

/ˌoʊvɚˈloʊd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English

Syllables: over-load
IPA: /ˌoʊvɚˈloʊd/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To load excessively.

Transitive verb

verb

To provide too much power to a circuit.

Transitive verb

verb

To create different functions for the same name, to be used in different contexts.

Transitive verb

verb

To fail due to excessive load.

Intransitive verb

noun

An excessive load.

noun

The damage done, or the outage caused, by such a load.

noun

An load of goods above the prescribed carrying weight of the vehicle.

noun

An overloaded version of a function.

Example Sentences

"If this last verbal overload has proven anything, it is that Rocko's Modern Life played better than it reads."
"We did haul overloads sometimes[.]"
"Code an overload of the insertion operator for the Rectangle class."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English load English overload From over- + load.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌoʊvɚˈloʊd/
British English: /ˌəʊvəˈləʊd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

overloads (present, singular) overloading (participle, present) overloaded (participle, past) overloaded (past) overloads (plural)

Derived Forms

overloadability overloadable overloader

Phrases

information overload progressive overload sensory overload

Frequently Paired Words

overloading

Synonyms

overburden clog surcharge overcharge

Questions

How do you pronounce overload?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌoʊvɚˈloʊd/.
What does overload mean?: To load excessively.
Where does overload come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English load English overload From over- + load.

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