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# overfill

«overfill» in Mova's school dictionary: **to put too much into it, so it is too full or spills over** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (overfill, overfills, overfilled, overfilling)

### meaning for a pupil

To overfill something is to put too much into it, so it is too full or spills over. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overfill/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In science and cooking it warns not to pour liquid above the line of a container. In maths, a container overfills when the amount poured is more than its capacity; the extra spills. In safety: do not overfill a kettle, a bath or a fuel tank. Phrase: «overfill the cup».

### examples

- Don't overfill the kettle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overfill/#x1)
- He overfilled the glass and juice went everywhere. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overfill/#x2)
- If you overfill the measuring jug, read the line again. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overfill/#x3)
- The bath overfilled and flooded the floor. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overfill/#x4)
- Do not overfill your plate at the buffet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overfill/#x5)
- She overfilled the balloon and it burst. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overfill/#x6)
- A jug holds 1 litre; if you pour in 1.3 litres, you overfill it by 0.3 litres. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overfill/#x7)
- Never overfill the car's fuel tank. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overfill/#x8)

### note

Regular verb; double l: overfilled. Opposite: underfill. In maths: amount spilled = amount poured − capacity (when the amount poured is bigger).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «overfill» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overfill/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.