Word

overload, v.
(overloaded, overloading, overloads)
freq. cnt. 2

fill to excess so that function is impaired
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

clog overload

sample sentences

"Fear clogged her mind"
"The story was clogged with too many details"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

fill, fill up, make full

become overloaded
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

overload

sample sentences

"The aerator overloaded"

verb frames

Something ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

place too much a load on
<verb.contact>

overcharge overload surcharge

sample sentences

"don't overload the car"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

load, load up, lade, laden