overfill

English

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.

Verb

overfill (third-person singular simple present overfills, present participle overfilling, simple past and past participle overfilled)

1. To fill beyond capacity or beyond what is appropriate.

Translations

to fill beyond capacity

• Finnish: ylitäyttää
• Galician: ateigar (gl), acugular (gl)
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: ὑπερπίμπλημι (huperpímplēmi)

• Icelandic: yfirfylla
• Slovak: preplniť, prepĺňať
• Spanish: sobrellenar (es), colmar (es)
• Vietnamese: đầy tràn

Noun

overfill (plural overfills)

1. An instance of overfilling.

Translations

instance of overfilling

• Finnish: ylitäyttö
• Slovak: preplnenie