Operation of equipment in excess of normal, full load rating, or of a conductor in excess of rated ampacity which, when it persists for a sufficient length of time, would cause damage or dangerous overheating. A fault, such as a short circuit or ground fault, is not an overload.
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overload (verb)to fill or load to excess
SYNONYMS:
overburden, overcharge, overfillRELATED WORDS:
stuff; burden, charge, encumber, lade, laden, load, lumber, saddle, weigh down, weightNEAR ANTONYMS:
lighten, unburden, unloadOverload (Wikipedia)
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Overload or overloaded may refer to:
overwhelm, inundate, saturate, flood, bombard
