1. to load with too great a burden or cargo
Usage: archaic

Examples

• The merchant ship was overladen with goods and sat dangerously low in the water.
• They overladed the wagon until the wheels began to crack under the weight.
• The captain refused to overlade his vessel despite the promise of greater profits.
• Workers were careful not to overlade the pack animals on the mountain trail.
• The overladen cart moved slowly down the muddy road.