Definition of OVERFILL

overfill

Plural: overfills

Verb

Verb Forms: overfilled, overfilling, overfills

  • To fill something beyond its maximum capacity.
  • fill beyond capacity
    • "overfill the baskets"
  • To fill beyond capacity or beyond what is appropriate.

Noun

  • An instance of overfilling.

Examples

  • My mind would overfill with possibilities if I considered every single seven-letter word on the board.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Scrabble Score: 14

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

Words With Friends Score: 17

overfill: valid Words With Friends Word