overfill

Meaning

Verb

To fill beyond capacity or beyond what is appropriate.

Noun

An instance of overfilling.

Synonyms

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

Translations

überfüllen

sobrellenar

encombrer

إكتض

إكتضض

اطفح

كظ

كظظ

curullar

débordement

déborder

excédent

trop-plein

versare

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: *overfillen

Inherited from Old English: oferfyllan

Cognate with Middle Low German: overfullen

Cognate with German: überfüllen

Cognate with Danish: overfylde

Cognate with Swedish: 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.