to overfill

Examples

• All

• Overfilling my plate with commitments is not the same as overfilling it with Thanksgiving mashed potatoes.

  Blog text (25)

• In addition, residents have been urged to minimize spillage by putting all trash in bags and not to overfill containers that are already packed.

  Academic text (2000)

• One thing I learned about this recipe is not to overfill the cups.

  Blog text (10)

• I seem to have overfilled the glasses.

  Rosemary's Baby (1968)

• Carefully, she slid her overfilled pans into the oven.

  Fiction book (2000)

• To the east, the Big River raced in a torrential flood, overfilling its banks to drown portions of muskeg.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Nora came into the kitchen to pour herself some milk and overfilled the glass.

• I seem to have overfilled the glasses.

• William: Mrs. Johnson has a tendency to overfill her plate.

Synonyms

C

to cram

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16 3.2

Push things or people into a small space until nothing fits

focuses on exceeding capacity rather than the force used to fill

F

to fill to the brim

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5 2.7

To make something so full that nothing else can fit

means going past full not just being exactly full

O

to overpack

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4 4.2

To put too many items into a bag or case

means exceeding capacity rather than merely tight internal packing

O

to overstuff

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3 4.6

To put too much into something so it cannot close or is too full

focuses on exceeding capacity generally rather than bulging appearance

O

to overcrowd

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1 4.1

To make a place too full by putting too many people or things in it

is broader applying to any container or contents exceeding limits

O

to overstock

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1 4.5

To put more goods in a shop or warehouse than can be sold

focuses on physical filling beyond capacity rather than surplus stock

O

to overbrim

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7.8

To be or make something so full that it spills over the edge

describes filling beyond capacity without stressing actual spillage

C

to chock up

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• UK

7.4

To fill a space so full that nothing more can be added

implies going past capacity rather than only reaching the full level

Antonyms

U

to underfill

6.5

To put less filling into something than required

How Full

to overflow

43 2.9

to overfill

3 3.9

to fill

∞ 1.0

to underfill

6.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology