D defs.my
Entry 8 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Overcharge

/ōv'-ẽrch-ärjˌ/ · O·ver·charge · IPA /ˈoʊvərtʃˌɑrdʒ/
01 v. t. To charge or load too heavily; to burden; to oppress; to cloy.
  1. 1.
    To charge or load too heavily; to burden; to oppress; to cloy.
  2. 2.
    To fill too full; to crowd.
    “Our language is overcharged with consonants.” Addison.
  3. 3.
    To charge (a buyer) an excessive price; to charge beyond a fair rate or price.
  4. 4.
    To exaggerate; as, to overcharge a description.
  5. 5.
    To charge (a battery) too much, so as to cause damage.(Electricity)
Phrases & compounds
Overcharged mine — See Globe of compression, under Globe.
02 v. i. To make excessive charges.
  1. 1.
    To make excessive charges.
03 n. An excessive load or burden.
  1. 1.
    An excessive load or burden.
  2. 2.
    An excessive charge in an account.