exists and is an alternate of . If an electrical motor is doing more work than that for which was designed, it is said to be overloaded. An overloaded motor will become hot. Various safety devices are available to shut down an overheated motor defore it becomes damaged or starts a fire from the excess heat.
mother tongue. n. 1. (Linguistics) the language first learned by a child. 2. (Linguistics) a language from which another has evolved. mothâ²er tongue. n. the language first learned by a person; native language.
speak with forked tongue. speak with (a) forked tongue. to make false promises or to speak in a way which is not honest The minister is speaking with a forked tongue, promising support he will never deliver. See also: forked, speak, tongue.