overfill

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overfill

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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 overfills · overfilling · overfilled

To fill beyond capacity or beyond what is appropriate.

noun overfills

An instance of overfilling.

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verb to fill beyond capacity

Español	sobrellenar, colmar
Tiếng Việt	đầy tràn

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@misc{overfill_2026,
  title = {overfill},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/overfill},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}