overload

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/ˈoʊvərloʊd/ · o-ver-load

to load something beyond its capacity or limit.

Meanings

verbformal

to load something beyond its capacity or limit.

کسی چیز کو اس کی گنجائش یا حد سے بڑھ کر بوجھل کرنا۔

زیاد بوجھ ڈالنا

ziyaad bojh daalna

Synonyms

overburdenoverloadoverwhelmبہت زیادہ بوجھ دینابھر دینابوجھل کرنا

Antonyms

underloadlightenہلکا کرناکم بوجھ دینا

Common Collocations

  • overload a circuit
  • overload on information
  • overload a vehicle

Example Sentences

If we overload the circuit, it may cause a blackout.

اگر ہم سرکٹ پر زیادہ بوجھ ڈالیں تو یہ بلیک آؤٹ کا باعث بن سکتا ہے۔

agar hum circuit par zyada bojh daalain to yeh blackout ka ba'is ban sakta hai.

Overloading a vehicle can lead to serious accidents.

گاڑی کو زیادہ بوجھل کرنا سنگین حادثات کا باعث بن سکتا ہے۔

gaari ko zyada bojhal karna sangeen hadsaat ka ba'is ban sakta hai.

Don't overload your schedule, or you will feel stressed.

اپنے معمولات میں زیادہ بوجھ نہ ڈالیں ورنہ آپ دباؤ محسوس کریں گے۔

apne mamulat mein zyada bojh na daalain warna aap dabao mehsoos karain ge.

Easily Confused With

oversee:Oversee means to supervise or manage, while overload refers to adding too much weight or burden to something.

Word Family

overload
nounزیاد بوجھ

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of overload as 'too much load', leading to a breakdown.

Visualize a truck that is so packed with cargo that it cannot move.

🗣️ Urdu Proverb

زیاد بوجھ اٹھانا نقصان دہ ہوتا ہے۔

ziyaad bojh uthana nuqsan da hota hai.

Carrying too much burden is harmful.

📖 Etymology

Origin: English "overload" — to load beyond capacity

First known use: 19th century

The term emerged in the early 19th century to describe the action of loading something beyond its capacity. It combines the prefix 'over-' meaning excessive and 'load' which means to carry or burden.