Definitions for overfillˌoʊ vərˈfɪl

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

o•ver•fillˌoʊ vərˈfɪl(v.t.)

  1. to fill too full, so as to cause overflowing.

  2. (v.i.)to become too full.

Origin of overfill:

1200–50

Princeton's WordNet

  1. overfill(verb)

    fill beyond capacity

    "overfill the baskets"

Wiktionary

  1. overfill(Noun)

    An instance of overfilling.

  2. overfill(Verb)

    To fill beyond capacity or beyond what is appropriate.

  3. Origin: From *, oferfullen, from oferfyllan, equivalent to . Cognate with overfullen, überfüllen, overfylde, överfylla.


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