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Definition of overlade
: to load with too great a cargo or burden : overload overladen with detail and digression — H. S. Bennett
overladen
\¦ō-vər-¦lā-dən\ play adjective an overladen table On Indiana's 8,000 acres of tomato fields, plants are so overladen with ripe tomatoes that mechanical harvesters must run at half speed. — Jeff Swiatek, The Journal and Courier (Lafayette, Indiana), 6 Oct. 2014Read the Latest from M-W
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Origin and Etymology of overlade
Middle English overladen, from 1over + laden to load
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