Meaning

1 senses

  1. An instance of overfilling.

Examples

12 sentences

  1. Be careful not to overfill the gas tank.

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  2. He overfilled his washing machine with towels.

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  3. If your life is overfilled with stuff you may need to set some limits.

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  4. Yanni overfilled the bottle.

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  5. Ziri overfilled the bottles.

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Origin

From Middle English *overfillen, oferfüllen, from Old English oferfyllan (“to cram, overfi

From Middle English *overfillen, oferfüllen, from Old English oferfyllan (“to cram, overfill”), equivalent to over- + fill. Cognate with Middle Low German overfullen, German überfüllen, Danish overfylde, Swedish överfylla.

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Forms

plural: overfills
Singularoverfill
Pluraloverfills

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
overemphasizeB2overestimateB2overfeedoverflowovergrazingoverhang

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