overfeed

ˌoʊvərˈfid

overfed

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Definition of overfeed - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

excessive feeding

Rare

feed a person or animal too much food

Rare

It's easy to overfeed pets if you're not careful.

overeat

stuff

technical feeding

TECH.

feed material into a machine from above

TECH.

The technician had to overfeed the furnace with coal.

input

load

supply

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Origin of overfeed

Old English, ofer (over) + fedan (to feed)

Examples of overfeed in a sentence

Parents often worry they might overfeed their infants.
They accidentally overfeed the shredder with paper.
The operator must not overfeed the hopper with grain.

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French:suralimenter, alimenter par le haut, ...
German:überfüttern, überladen, ...
Italian:sovralimentare, alimentare, ...
Spanish:sobrealimentar, cargar en exceso, ...
Portuguese:sobrealimentar, encher em demasia, ...
Chinese:喂得过多, 超量投料, ...
Japanese:食べさせすぎる, 上から供給する, ...
Arabic:أَطْعَمَ بِإِفْرَاط, غَذَّى الآلَةَ بِزِيادَة, ...
Hebrew:לְהַאֲכִיל יֶתֶר עַל הַמִּדָּה, לְהַזִין מִלְמַעְלָה, ...
Russian:перекармливать, перегружать, ...
Ukrainian:перегодувати, ...
Hindi:अधिक खाना खिलाना, अधिक मात्रा में डालना, ...
Bengali:অতিরিক্ত খাওয়ানো, উপরে থেকে খাওয়ানো, ...
Catalan:sobrealimentar, carregar, ...
Czech:překrmovat, vsypávat, ...
Danish:overfodre, ...
Dutch:overvoeren, bijvullen, ...
Greek:ταΐζω υπερβολικά, τροφοδοτώ υπερβολικά, ...
Hungarian:túletetni, betáplálni, ...
Khmer:ឲ្យចំណីលើស, បញ្ចូលសម្ភារៈពីខាងលើ, ...
Korean:과식시키다, 과다 공급하다, ...
Persian:بیش از حد غذا داد, پر کرد, ...
Polish:przekarmić, przeładowywać, ...
Portuguese (BR):superalimentar, ...
Romanian:a suprahrăni, a supradoza, ...
Swedish:övermata, mata från ovan, ...
Thai:ให้อาหารเกิน, ป้อนมากเกินไป, ...
Turkish:aşırı beslemek, ...
Vietnamese:cho ăn quá mức, nạp quá tải, ...

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