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Overfill

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An instance of overfilling.
Verb
  1. 1
    To fill beyond capacity or beyond what is appropriate.
  2. 2
    fill beyond capacity wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

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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