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Overfill

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

v. To fill (something) to overflowing.

verb-intransitive. To become too full.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

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

n. An instance of overfilling.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

v. To fill to excess; to surcharge.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To fill to excess; surcharge.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

v. fill beyond capacity

Word Usage

"They allow for almost no "overfill," i.e., if one small thing (say a strawberry) is taller than the edge, getting the lid to seal is nearly impossible."

Verb Form

overfilled overfilling overfills

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

make full fill up fill

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

surcharge