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Webster 1913 Edition

overfill

oˊver-fill′

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Verb.
T.
To fill to excess; to surcharge.

Webster 1828 Edition

Overfill

OVERFILL'

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Verb.
T.
To fill to excess; to surcharge.

Definition 2024

overfill

overfill

English

Verb

overfill ‎(third-person singular simple present overfills, present participle overfilling, simple past and past participle overfilled)

  1. To fill beyond capacity or beyond what is appropriate.

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Noun

overfill ‎(plural overfills)

  1. An instance of overfilling.

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Etymology

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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