o·ver·fill (ō′vər-fĭl′) tr.v. o·ver·filled ,
o·ver·fill·ing ,
o·ver·fills To fill (a container) beyond capacity.
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overfill (ˌəʊvəˈfɪl ) vb (
tr )
to fill too much or beyond capacity
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o•ver•fill (ˌoʊ vərˈfɪl) v.t. 1. to fill too full, so as to cause overflowing.
v.i. 2. to become too full.
[1200–50]
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overfill Past participle: overfilledGerund: overfillingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative overfill overfill
Present I overfill you overfill he/she/it overfills we overfill you overfill they overfill
Preterite I overfilled you overfilled he/she/it overfilled we overfilled you overfilled they overfilled
Present Continuous I am overfilling you are overfilling he/she/it is overfilling we are overfilling you are overfilling they are overfilling
Present Perfect I have overfilled you have overfilled he/she/it has overfilled we have overfilled you have overfilled they have overfilled
Past Continuous I was overfilling you were overfilling he/she/it was overfilling we were overfilling you were overfilling they were overfilling
Past Perfect I had overfilled you had overfilled he/she/it had overfilled we had overfilled you had overfilled they had overfilled
Future I will overfill you will overfill he/she/it will overfill we will overfill you will overfill they will overfill
Future Perfect I will have overfilled you will have overfilled he/she/it will have overfilled we will have overfilled you will have overfilled they will have overfilled
Future Continuous I will be overfilling you will be overfilling he/she/it will be overfilling we will be overfilling you will be overfilling they will be overfilling
Present Perfect Continuous I have been overfilling you have been overfilling he/she/it has been overfilling we have been overfilling you have been overfilling they have been overfilling
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been overfilling you will have been overfilling he/she/it will have been overfilling we will have been overfilling you will have been overfilling they will have been overfilling
Past Perfect Continuous I had been overfilling you had been overfilling he/she/it had been overfilling we had been overfilling you had been overfilling they had been overfilling
Conditional I would overfill you would overfill he/she/it would overfill we would overfill you would overfill they would overfill
Past Conditional I would have overfilled you would have overfilled he/she/it would have overfilled we would have overfilled you would have overfilled they would have overfilled
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. overfill - fill beyond capacity; "overfill the baskets"fill ,
fill up ,
make full - make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"
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