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overfill

[ oh-ver-fil ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to fill too full, so as to cause overflowing.


verb (used without object)

  1. to become too full.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of overfill1

1200–50; Middle English overfillen, Old English oferfyllan. See over-, fill
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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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Take care not to overfill the kettle by measuring out what is needed to keep costs down.

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Police arrested them by the thousands, such that that they had to turn university buildings into makeshift prisons when the usual facilities became overfilled.

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