Definition of OVERFEED

overfeed

Verb

Verb Forms: overfed, overfeeding, overfeeds

  • To give too much food to someone or something.
  • feed excessively
  • To feed a person or animal too much.
  • To eat more than is necessary.
  • To feed material (e.g. fuel into a burner) from above.

Examples

  • I try not to overfeed my opponent with easy double-letter scores near the blank.

Origin / Etymology

From over- + feed.

Scrabble Score: 15

overfeed: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
overfeed: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
overfeed: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

overfeed: valid Words With Friends Word