[syn: overload, surcharge, overcharge]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Overcharge \O`ver*charge"\, v. t. [Cf. Supercharge,
Surcharge.]
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1. To charge or load too heavily; to burden; to oppress; to
cloy. --Sir W. Raleigh.
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2. To fill too full; to crowd.
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Our language is overcharged with consonants.
--Addison.
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3. To charge (a buyer) an excessive price; to charge beyond a
fair rate or price.
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4. To exaggerate; as, to overcharge a description.
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5. (Electricity) To charge (a battery) too much, so as to
cause damage.
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Overcharged mine. (Mil.) See Globe of compression, under
Globe.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Overcharge \O`ver*charge"\, v. i.
To make excessive charges.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Overcharge \O"ver*charge`\, n. [Cf. Supercargo,
Supercharge.]
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1. An excessive load or burden.
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2. An excessive charge in an account.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
overcharge
n 1: a price that is too high
v 1: rip off; ask an unreasonable price [syn: overcharge,
soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck,
rob, hook] [ant: undercharge]
2: place too much a load on; "don't overload the car" [syn:
overload, surcharge, overcharge]