overfill
The English word “overfill” has 2 meanings listed here.
verb
- To fill beyond capacity or beyond what is appropriate.
noun
- An instance of overfilling.
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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