overload

verb
UK /ˌəʊvəˈləʊd/
US /ˌoʊvərˈloʊd/

To put too much on something so it cannot handle it.

Don't overload the backpack with heavy books.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. To give a machine or system more work than it can safely do.

The old computer crashed because too many programs overloaded it.

3. To put too much electricity through a circuit.

Plugging in too many heaters can overload the socket.

4. An amount that is too much for someone or something to handle.

The teacher felt an overload of work before the exams.