"overload" meaning in English

See overload in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈləʊd/, /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌləʊd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-overload.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-overload.wav Forms: overloads [plural]
Etymology: From over- + load. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|load}} over- + load Head templates: {{en-noun}} overload (plural overloads)
  1. An excessive load. Translations (excessive load): претоварване (pretovarvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), přetížení [neuter] (Czech), overbelastning (Danish), ylikuorma (Finnish), ylikuormitus (Finnish), surcharge [feminine] (French), გადატვირთვა (gadaṭvirtva) (Georgian), Überladung [feminine] (German), Überlastung [feminine] (German), υπερφόρτωση (yperfórtosi) [feminine] (Greek), artukkiineq (Greenlandic), túlterhelés (Hungarian), túlterheltség (Hungarian), 過負荷 (kafuka) (Japanese), 過積載 (kasekisai) (Japanese), suprasarcină [feminine] (Romanian), supraîncărcare [feminine] (Romanian), sarcină excesivă [feminine] (Romanian), перегру́зка (peregrúzka) [feminine] (Russian), sobrecarga [feminine] (Spanish), överlast [common-gender] (Swedish), överbelastning [common-gender] (Swedish), överdos [common-gender] (Swedish), överflöd [neuter] (Swedish), tambanggalan (Tagalog), fazla doldurma (Turkish), fazla yükleme (Turkish), переванта́ження (perevantážennja) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-overload-en-noun-iODrJecd Disambiguation of 'excessive load': 90 5 5 0
  2. The damage done, or the outage caused, by such a load.
    Sense id: en-overload-en-noun-0mdjCmOT Categories (other): English terms prefixed with over-, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 9 21 20 13 5 14 10 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 6 15 28 31 2 6 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 3 14 29 33 4 7 6 5
  3. (automotive) An load of goods above the prescribed carrying weight of the vehicle. Categories (topical): Automotive
    Sense id: en-overload-en-noun-MdU6j3uv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, English terms prefixed with over-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Greenlandic translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Luxembourgish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 24 43 21 1 3 3 2 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 4 25 37 13 2 7 7 4 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 9 21 20 13 5 14 10 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 22 35 16 2 6 5 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 23 42 20 1 3 5 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 25 46 15 1 3 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 5 19 33 16 5 10 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 5 20 33 15 5 10 6 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 4 17 35 18 5 9 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 3 19 42 13 4 9 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 8 20 33 15 3 8 6 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 5 20 33 15 5 10 6 7 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 8 20 35 16 2 7 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 5 19 36 15 5 9 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 5 20 33 13 5 10 6 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 6 15 28 31 2 6 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Greenlandic translations: 5 20 34 15 5 9 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 3 14 29 33 4 7 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 5 21 40 14 2 9 4 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 5 20 33 15 5 10 6 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 6 21 39 14 3 6 5 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 6 21 39 14 3 6 5 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Luxembourgish translations: 5 20 34 15 5 9 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 4 17 34 20 4 8 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 7 19 30 16 4 10 6 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 4 18 39 14 5 9 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 5 20 33 15 5 10 6 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 6 21 39 14 3 6 5 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 7 22 40 15 2 5 4 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 5 20 34 16 4 9 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 5 20 33 15 5 10 6 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 5 20 34 16 4 9 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 5 20 33 15 5 10 6 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 5 19 36 15 5 9 6 6 Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
  4. (computing, programming) An overloaded version of a function. Categories (topical): Computing, Programming Translations (overloaded version of a function): Überladung [feminine] (German), överlagring [common-gender] (Swedish), aşırı yükleme (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-overload-en-noun-SQlTLOL7 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with over-, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 9 21 20 13 5 14 10 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 6 15 28 31 2 6 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 3 14 29 33 4 7 6 5 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences Disambiguation of 'overloaded version of a function': 0 1 2 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: information overload, progressive overload, sensory overload Related terms: overloading [noun]

Verb

IPA: /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈləʊd/, /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌləʊd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-overload.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-overload.wav Forms: overloads [present, singular, third-person], overloading [participle, present], overloaded [participle, past], overloaded [past]
Etymology: From over- + load. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|load}} over- + load Head templates: {{en-verb}} overload (third-person singular simple present overloads, present participle overloading, simple past and past participle overloaded)
  1. (transitive) To load excessively. Tags: transitive Translations (to load excessively): претоварвам (pretovarvam) (Bulgarian), recarregar (Catalan), enfarfegar (Catalan), 超載 /超载 (chāozài) (Chinese Mandarin), přetížit (Czech), overbelaste (Danish), overladen (Dutch), ylikuormittaa (Finnish), ylikuormata (Finnish), surcharger (French), überladen (German), überlasten (German), túlterhel (Hungarian), supercharjar (Ido), anluchtaigh (Irish), sovraccaricare (Italian), iwwerlueden (Luxembourgish), sobrecarregar (Portuguese), supraîncărca (Romanian), supraînsărcina (Romanian), перегружа́ть (peregružátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), перегрузи́ть (peregruzítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), sobrecargar (Spanish), överbelasta (Swedish), fazla doldurmak (Turkish), переванта́жувати (perevantážuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), переванта́жити (perevantážyty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), quá tải (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-overload-en-verb-v1~vUKA6 Disambiguation of 'to load excessively': 90 3 2 5
  2. (transitive) To provide too much power to a circuit. Tags: transitive Translations (to provide too much power to a circuit): претоварвам (pretovarvam) (Bulgarian), ylikuormittaa (Finnish), überlasten (German), überladen (German), sovraccaricare (Italian), supraîncărca (Romanian), supraînsărcina (Romanian), fazla yüklemek (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-overload-en-verb-dpDNHzNX Categories (other): English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 9 21 20 13 5 14 10 9 Disambiguation of 'to provide too much power to a circuit': 2 94 3 2
  3. (transitive, object-oriented programming) To create different functions for the same name, to be used in different contexts. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Object-oriented programming Translations (to create different functions for the same name): 重载 (chóngzài) (Chinese Mandarin), přetížit (Czech), kuormittaa (Finnish), surcharger (French), überladen (German), przeładować (Polish), överlagra (Swedish), aşırı yüklemek (Turkish), tải bội (Vietnamese), chồng hàm (Vietnamese), nạp chồng hàm (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-overload-en-verb-0I3Cd8Il Categories (other): English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 9 21 20 13 5 14 10 9 Disambiguation of 'to create different functions for the same name': 2 5 92 2
  4. (intransitive) To fail due to excessive load. Tags: intransitive Translations (to fail due to excessive load): ylikuormittua (Finnish), überlastet sein (German)
    Sense id: en-overload-en-verb-5qXUhVp1 Disambiguation of 'to fail due to excessive load': 3 1 1 95

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "_dis1": "2 5 92 2",
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        "To load excessively."
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        "(transitive) To load excessively."
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        "To provide too much power to a circuit."
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        "(transitive) To provide too much power to a circuit."
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        "To create different functions for the same name, to be used in different contexts."
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      "glosses": [
        "To fail due to excessive load."
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        "(intransitive) To fail due to excessive load."
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pretovarvam",
      "sense": "to load excessively",
      "word": "претоварвам"
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to load excessively",
      "word": "recarregar"
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to load excessively",
      "word": "enfarfegar"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "chāozài",
      "sense": "to load excessively",
      "word": "超載 /超载"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to load excessively",
      "word": "přetížit"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to load excessively",
      "word": "overbelaste"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to load excessively",
      "word": "overladen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to load excessively",
      "word": "ylikuormittaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to load excessively",
      "word": "ylikuormata"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to load excessively",
      "word": "surcharger"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to load excessively",
      "word": "überladen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to load excessively",
      "word": "überlasten"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to load excessively",
      "word": "túlterhel"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "to load excessively",
      "word": "supercharjar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to load excessively",
      "word": "anluchtaigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to load excessively",
      "word": "sovraccaricare"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "to load excessively",
      "word": "iwwerlueden"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to load excessively",
      "word": "sobrecarregar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to load excessively",
      "word": "supraîncărca"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to load excessively",
      "word": "supraînsărcina"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "peregružátʹ",
      "sense": "to load excessively",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "перегружа́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "peregruzítʹ",
      "sense": "to load excessively",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "перегрузи́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to load excessively",
      "word": "sobrecargar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to load excessively",
      "word": "överbelasta"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to load excessively",
      "word": "fazla doldurmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "perevantážuvaty",
      "sense": "to load excessively",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "переванта́жувати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "perevantážyty",
      "sense": "to load excessively",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
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      "word": "переванта́жити"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to load excessively",
      "word": "quá tải"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pretovarvam",
      "sense": "to provide too much power to a circuit",
      "word": "претоварвам"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to provide too much power to a circuit",
      "word": "ylikuormittaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to provide too much power to a circuit",
      "word": "überlasten"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to provide too much power to a circuit",
      "word": "überladen"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to provide too much power to a circuit",
      "word": "sovraccaricare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to provide too much power to a circuit",
      "word": "supraîncărca"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to provide too much power to a circuit",
      "word": "supraînsărcina"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to provide too much power to a circuit",
      "word": "fazla yüklemek"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "chóngzài",
      "sense": "to create different functions for the same name",
      "word": "重载"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to create different functions for the same name",
      "word": "přetížit"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to create different functions for the same name",
      "word": "kuormittaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to create different functions for the same name",
      "word": "surcharger"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to create different functions for the same name",
      "word": "überladen"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to create different functions for the same name",
      "word": "przeładować"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to create different functions for the same name",
      "word": "överlagra"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to create different functions for the same name",
      "word": "aşırı yüklemek"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to create different functions for the same name",
      "word": "tải bội"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to create different functions for the same name",
      "word": "chồng hàm"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to create different functions for the same name",
      "word": "nạp chồng hàm"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to fail due to excessive load",
      "word": "ylikuormittua"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to fail due to excessive load",
      "word": "überlastet sein"
    }
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    "Terms with Catalan translations",
    "Terms with Czech translations",
    "Terms with Danish translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Georgian translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Greek translations",
    "Terms with Greenlandic translations",
    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Ido translations",
    "Terms with Irish translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Japanese translations",
    "Terms with Luxembourgish translations",
    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Romanian translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations",
    "Terms with Tagalog translations",
    "Terms with Turkish translations",
    "Terms with Ukrainian translations",
    "Terms with Vietnamese translations"
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    {
      "word": "information overload"
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    {
      "word": "progressive overload"
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        "mathematics",
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pretovarvane",
      "sense": "excessive load",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "претоварване"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "excessive load",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "přetížení"
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "excessive load",
      "word": "overbelastning"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "excessive load",
      "word": "ylikuorma"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "excessive load",
      "word": "ylikuormitus"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "excessive load",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "code": "ka",
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      "roman": "gadaṭvirtva",
      "sense": "excessive load",
      "word": "გადატვირთვა"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "excessive load",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Überladung"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "excessive load",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "Überlastung"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "yperfórtosi",
      "sense": "excessive load",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "υπερφόρτωση"
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      "code": "kl",
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      "sense": "excessive load",
      "word": "artukkiineq"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "excessive load",
      "word": "túlterhelés"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "excessive load",
      "word": "túlterheltség"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kafuka",
      "sense": "excessive load",
      "word": "過負荷"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kasekisai",
      "sense": "excessive load",
      "word": "過積載"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "excessive load",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "suprasarcină"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "excessive load",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "supraîncărcare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "excessive load",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sarcină excesivă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "peregrúzka",
      "sense": "excessive load",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "перегру́зка"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "excessive load",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sobrecarga"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "excessive load",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "överlast"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "excessive load",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "överbelastning"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "excessive load",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
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      "word": "överdos"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "excessive load",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "överflöd"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "excessive load",
      "word": "tambanggalan"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "excessive load",
      "word": "fazla doldurma"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "excessive load",
      "word": "fazla yükleme"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "perevantážennja",
      "sense": "excessive load",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "переванта́ження"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "overloaded version of a function",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Überladung"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "overloaded version of a function",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "överlagring"
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    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "overloaded version of a function",
      "word": "aşırı yükleme"
    }
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  "word": "overload"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-01-25 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-01-20 using wiktextract (c15a5ce and 5c11237). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.