overfill
Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Etymology
Origin of overfill
1200–50; Middle English overfillen, Old English oferfyllan. See over-, fill
Example Sentences
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Don't overfill your kettle: only boil what you need.
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"It's vital people don't leave any rubbish behind, that businesses' bins are not overfilled."
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Fire service group manager David Diggins told the BBC there had been "a mixture of some chemicals within the systems" of the pool, which had been overfilled.
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He told the BBC there had been "a mixture of some chemicals within the systems" of the pool, which had been overfilled.
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There was also frustration in the country over what was seen as struggles to deliver on big promises - an agenda that was "overfilled, overstuffed", said Mr Wells - and his handling of files like immigration.
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