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What is another word for overload?

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Verb

To load with too great a burden or cargo

To give excessive work or responsibility to

To inundate with a great quantity of something

To impede the work or progress of

To fill something to overflowing, especially with force

To increase the power of, or to, something

To express or describe in exaggerated terms

(of a feeling) To completely preoccupy the mind of (someone)

An excessive amount of something

(idiomatic) A small addition to a burden which causes a situation to become unbearable

That which is discerned through one's senses

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To load with too great a burden or cargo

bite off more than you can chew

make too many demands on

run yourself into the ground

work oneself into the ground

dump something on someone

fob something off on to

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“Try not to overload your vehicle with too much wine, however great the temptation.”

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To give excessive work or responsibility to

drive into the ground

impose excessive strain on

overextend

labour^UK

labor^US

push oneself too hard

wear yourself out

overdo it

work your fingers to the bone

bite off more than you can chew

overtax one's strength

work like a slave

wear oneself to a shadow

burn the candle at both ends

work like a Trojan

overtire yourself

work like a horse

burn the midnight oil

drive oneself too far

drive oneself into the ground

run yourself into the ground

drive oneself too hard

practice presenteeism

do too much

work oneself into the ground

work one's tail off

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“Don't overload your staff. Delegating makes your job easier because you share your workload, but it must be managed carefully.”

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To inundate with a great quantity of something

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“We overload the system with directions it cannot understand, and tasks it cannot perform.”

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To impede the work or progress of

baulk^UK

balk^US

throw a spanner in the works

bork

interrupt

arrest

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

cramp someone's style

put at a disadvantage

place at a disadvantage

bring to screeching halt

throw monkey wrench in

tether

disconcert

subdue

prevent from making progress

put out of commission

neutralize^US

neutralise^UK

not allow to go beyond

keep within the limits of

queer someone's pitch

be a hindrance to

throw a spoke in the wheel of

destabilize^US

demoralize^US

put in an unfavourable position

treat unfavourably

do a disservice to

tell against

inflict a handicap on

give a disadvantage to

demoralise^UK

destabilise^UK

throw a monkey wrench into

bring to a standstill

defend oneself against

beat someone to the draw

commandeer

be early

beat someone to the punch

put a spoke in someone's wheel

economize^US

economise^UK

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To fill something to overflowing, especially with force

mold^US

mould^UK

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To increase the power of, or to, something

supercharge

charge

energise^UK

energize^US

galvanize^US

galvanise^UK

supply electricity to

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To express or describe in exaggerated terms

dramatise^UK

dramatize^US

amplify

inflate

overdraw

color^US

colour^UK

belabour^UK

belabor^US

blow up out of all proportion

lay it on with a trowel

make a big thing of

pile on

make a mountain out of a molehill

put on

ham up

make a production out of

lay it on

make a big thing about

make a big deal out of something

labor^US

labour^UK

make too much of something

emphasize^US

emphasise^UK

make a federal case of

make a big thing out of

ham it up

boost

pile it on

blow something out of all proportion

place too much emphasis on

pyramid

romanticize^US

strain

romanticise^UK

blow out of proportion

touch up

point up

attach too much importance to

go to extremes

attach too much weight to

maximize^US

maximise^UK

lay it on with a shovel

lay too much emphasis on

make a mountain out of

give someone a sob story

enlarge on

blow-up

jazz up

exaggerate information

lay too much stress on

go on and on about

over-embroider

over-embellish

go over the top about

pay extravagant compliments

make a performance of

give a false account of

lay it on thick about

big up

make a drama out of a crisis

lay it on with a trowel about

blow up out of proportion

make a song and dance about

send through the roof

idealize^US

add fuel to the flames

add fuel to the fire

rub salt in the wound

idealise^UK

annex^US

italicize^US

annexe^UK

italicise^UK

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(of a feeling) To completely preoccupy the mind of (someone)

monopolise^UK

monopolize^US

distract

eat up

enthrall^US

enthral^UK

mesmerize^US

mesmerise^UK

become an obsession with

be concerned with

tie up

keep busy

hold the attention of

be active with

take in

use up

take up all of someone's time

eat sleep and breathe

take up someone's whole attention

hypnotize^US

hypnotise^UK

tantalize^US

tantalise^UK

capture your imagination

light someone's fire

engage one's attention

be of interest to

whet one's appetite

float someone's boat

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An excessive amount of something

too much of a good thing

tons^US

tonnes^UK

surplusage. superabundance

more … than one can shake a stick at

ton^US

tonne^UK

embarrassment of riches

lodgment^UK

lodgement^US

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“We must prevent an overload of information that potentially has value but is unusable in its current format.”

Noun

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(idiomatic) A small addition to a burden which causes a situation to become unbearable

Noun

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That which is discerned through one's senses

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