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überladen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • clutter verb To fill a space with an untidy mass of objects.
  • cluttered adj Filled with an untidy scatter of objects; messy.
  • overload verb To load something with more than it can safely or properly handle.
  • overloading noun In programming, giving several functions or operators the same name, distinguished by the type of data they take.
  • overweight adj Weighing more than is considered healthy for one's height and build.
  • supercharge verb To increase the power of an internal combustion engine (either Otto or Diesel cycle) by compressing the inlet air with power extracted from the crankshaft.

Senses

überladen is used for these senses in English:

  • cluttered Scattered with a disorderly mixture of objects that occupies space; littered.
  • overload (transitive) To provide too much power to a circuit.
  • overload (transitive, object-oriented) To create different functions for the same name, to be used in different contexts.
  • overload (intransitive) To fail due to excessive load.
  • overloading (object-oriented) A type of polymorphism, where different functions, operators or variables with the same name are invoked based on the data types of the parameters passed.
  • overweight (transportation, legal, of a vehicle) Weighing more than what is allowed for safety or legal commerce.

clutter — full definition

  1. verb To fill a space with an untidy mass of objects.
  2. noun An untidy collection of things scattered around a space.

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