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Overload

To load or fill to excess; to load too heavily.

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Broader term 9

Alter 76% connected

To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Burden 76% connected

That which is borne or carried; a load.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Change 76% connected

To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Fill 76% connected

One of the thills or shafts of a carriage.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Lade 76% connected

To load; to put a burden or freight on or in; -- generally followed by that which receives the load, as the direct object.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Laden 76% connected

Loaded; freighted; burdened; as, a laden vessel; a laden heart.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Load 76% connected

A burden; that which is laid on or put in anything for conveyance; that which is borne or sustained; a weight; as, a heavy load.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Loading 76% connected

of Load

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Vary 76% connected

To change the aspect of; to alter in form, appearance, substance, position, or the like; to make different by a partial change; to modify; as, to var…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Overburden 74% connected

To load with too great weight or too much care, etc.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Overburden 74% connected

To load with too great weight or too much care, etc.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 4

Clog 92% connected

That which hinders or impedes motion; hence, an encumbrance, restraint, or impediment, of any kind.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Overburden 92% connected

To load with too great weight or too much care, etc.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Overcharge 92% connected

To charge or load too heavily; to burden; to oppress; to cloy.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Surcharge 92% connected

To overload; to overburden; to overmatch; to overcharge; as, to surcharge a beast or a ship; to surcharge a cannon.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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