different between overlead vs overload

English

Etymology

From Middle English overleden, from Old English oferl?dan (“to oppress, translate”), equivalent to over- +? lead.

Verb

overlead (third-person singular simple present overleads, present participle overleading, simple past and past participle overled)

1. (transitive) To lead excessively or too much.
   • 1981, Evandro Agazzi, Modern logic:

     If you overlead this question with too binding absoluteness requirements I am afraid that a satisfactory and not dogmatic answer will be rather difficult to find.

2. (transitive, obsolete) To dominate; domineer over; oppress.
   • 1891, Sir Thomas Malory, Sir Edward Strachey, William Caxton, Le morte D'arthur:

     I believe it well, false recreant knight, said Sir Gawaine, for thou hast many long days overled me, and us all, and destroyed many of our good knights.

3. (transitive, obsolete) To affront; treat with indignity.

Anagrams

• Dearlove, overdeal, overlade

English

Etymology

From over- +? load.

Verb

overload (third-person singular simple present overloads, present participle overloading, simple past and past participle overloaded)

1. (transitive) to load excessively
2. (transitive) to provide too much power to a circuit
3. (transitive, object-oriented programming) to create different functions for the same name, to be used in different contexts
4. (intransitive) to fail due to excessive load

Related terms

• Category:English words derived from: load (verb)

Translations

Noun

overload (plural overloads)

1. An excessive load.
2. The damage done, or the outage caused by such a load.
3. (computing, programming) An overloaded version of a function.

Quotations

• Glenn Campbell - Wichita Lineman

  I am a lineman for the county and I drive the main road / Searchin' in the sun for another overload

Derived terms

• information overload

Related terms

• Category:English words derived from: load
• overloading (noun)

Translations