OVERFEED


Meaning of OVERFEED in English

I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ verb

Etymology: over (I) + feed

transitive verb

: to feed to excess

overfeed a child

intransitive verb

: to eat too much

wanders off … and overfeeds — Allan Anderson

II. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective

Etymology: over (I) + -feed (from feed, v.)

: being fed or feeding from above

an overfeed stoker

— opposed to underfeed

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