Carrying too much weight or burden; excessively loaded. The overloaded truck struggled to climb the steep hill.
Having too much of something, especially information or work, to deal with. The employees felt overloaded with tasks after the company downsized.
Describing a system or device that is operating beyond its capacity. The overloaded circuit caused the lights to flicker and eventually go out.
Computing: having multiple definitions or implementations with the same name but different parameters or contexts. In Java, an overloaded method can accept different numbers of arguments.
To load with too great a burden or too much weight. The truck was overloaded with cargo, causing it to move slowly.
To give someone more work or responsibility than they can manage. The manager decided not to overload the team with additional projects this quarter.
To supply with too much of something, such as information or electricity. The circuit was overloaded, resulting in a power outage.
(Computing) To define two or more functions, methods, or operators with the same name but different parameters or implementations. In C++, you can overload the '+' operator to work with custom classes.