overeat
Verb
Verb Forms: overate, overeaten, overeating, overeats
- To consume an excessive amount of food.
- overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
- To eat too much.
- To eat too much of.
- To surfeit with eating.
Examples
- I sometimes overeat on the triple-letter scores, neglecting to build longer words.
Origin / Etymology
From over- + eat.
Synonyms
binge, englut, engorge, glut, gorge, gormandise, gormandize, gourmandize, ingurgitate, overgorge, overindulge, pig out, satiate, scarf out, stuff, overconsume
Scrabble Score: 10
overeat: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordovereat: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
overeat: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary