(~ed)
1.
If a liquid or a river ~s, it flows over the edges of the container or place it is in.
Pour in some of the syrup, but not all of it, as it will probably ~...
Rivers and streams have ~ed their banks in countless places.
VERB: no passive, V, V n
2.
If a place or container is ~ing with people or things, it is too full of them.
The great hall was ~ing with people...
Jails and temporary detention camps are ~ing...
VERB: usu cont, V with n, V
3.
The ~ is the extra people or things that something cannot contain or deal with because it is not large enough.
Tents have been set up next to hospitals to handle the ~...
N-COUNT: usu the N in sing
4.
An ~ is a hole or pipe through which liquid can flow out of a container when it gets too full.
N-COUNT
5.
If a place or container is filled to ~ing, it is so full of people or things that no more can fit in.
The kitchen garden was full to ~ing with fresh vegetables...
PHRASE: adj PHR, PHR after v