overpack
English edit
Etymology edit
Verb edit
overpack (third-person singular simple present overpacks, present participle overpacking, simple past and past participle overpacked)
- (intransitive) To pack too much.
- Antonym: underpack
- 2008 June 15, Michelle Higgins, “Checking Baggage? Not at These Prices”, in New York Times[1]:
- Infrequent travelers tend to overpack, stuffing suitcases full of a different outfit for every day of the week, plus a few extras — just in case.
Noun edit
overpack (plural overpacks)
- A container intended to hold smaller containers.
- 2011, Minnesota Department of Transportation, “Minnesota Commercial Truck and Passenger Regulations Fact Sheet”, in http://www.dot.state.mn.us/[2], archived from the original on 25 June 2013:
- Each container in an overpack must be a package authorized for that hazardous material in the HMR.