overfill

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

To fill beyond capacity or beyond what is appropriate.

Noun

An instance of overfilling.

Sinonieme

satiate

overload

oversupply

engorge

overfeed

sate

outstock

congest

pack

surfeit

fill to the brim

become too full

fill full

fully satisfy

overstock

cram

fill

fill up

full of

jam

overcrowd

Vertalings

überfüllen

sobrellenar

encombrer

إكتض

إكتضض

اطفح

كظ

كظظ

curullar

débordement

déborder

excédent

trop-plein

versare

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: *overfillen

Geërf van Old English: oferfyllan

Verwante met Middle Low German: overfullen

Verwante met Duits: überfüllen

Verwante met Deens: overfylde

Verwante met Sweeds: överfylla

In summary

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.