transitive. To load with too heavy a burden, to overload; to overburden. Now only in passive.

transitive. To press down on with a heavy weight; to compress. Also: to choke (a plant). Obsolete.

transitive. To overload. In later use chiefly in passive. Also figurative.

transitive. To put too great a physical burden or weight upon; to burden too much; to overload, esp. with work or responsibility. Frequently in p…

transitive. To load with too great a burden or cargo; to put an excessive load on, overburden; to overcharge (a gun). Also figurative.

To heap, load, pile with. Obsolete.

To supply in excess or overwhelming abundance with. Chiefly in past participle loaded (†loaden) with: charged, fraught, or heavily laden with…

To load, charge, or overwhelm (a person) with (something in large quantities).

transitive. In art, literature, etc.: to lay on or apply (some aspect of style or technique) in excess. Also intransitive: to use an excess of words…

transitive. To give (medicine, etc.) in too large a dose. Obsolete.

transitive. To subject to excessive stress; to lay too much stress upon.