What is "overloaded"

Overload \O`ver*load"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overloaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Overloading.] [Cf. Overlade.] To load or fill to excess; to load too heavily.

1. 1 loaded too heavily 2 of a word, having multiple meanings depending on context 3 (context computing English) of a name, used for more than one variable or procedure etc; differentiated by the compiler based on context v

2. (en-past of: overload)

adj. loaded past capacity [syn: overladen]