overload vs load

overload and load both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
overload	Yes	No	Yes	No
load	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, load is a hypernym of overload; that is, load is a word with a broader meaning than overload:

Other hypernyms of overload include burden, loading.

As nouns, load is a hypernym of overload; that is, load is a word with a broader meaning than overload:

Other hypernyms of overload include burden, loading.

As verbs, load is a hypernym of overload; that is, load is a word with a broader meaning than overload:

Other hypernyms of overload include lade, laden, load up.

overload (noun)	load (noun)
an excessive burden	weight to be borne or conveyed
an electrical load that exceeds the available electrical power	the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents
	goods carried by a large vehicle
	electrical device to which electrical power is delivered
	an onerous or difficult concern
	a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks
	the power output of a generator or power plant
	a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time
	an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate

overload (verb)	load (verb)
fill to excess so that function is impaired	corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
place too much a load on	fill or place a load on
become overloaded	provide (a device) with something necessary
	put (something) on a structure or conveyance
	transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory