English language

How to pronounce overfill in English?

Toggle Transcript
Type Words
Type of fill, fill up, make full


overfill the baskets.

Examples of overfill

overfill
Do not overfill the squids or they may burst on cooking as the chorizo expands.
From the independent.co.uk
If you overfill the eggs, cake will REALLY overflow out of the egg during baking.
From the edeneatseverything.com
If the pot does not have holes in the bottom, be sure not to overfill with water.
From the kansas.com
Just because the room is large, you do not have to overfill it with furniture.
From the ocregister.com
Overfill the final coat to compensate for the grout's shrinkage as it dries.
From the sfgate.com
Don't overfill the cup, and offer fresh milk or lemon, and sugar cubes for sweetening.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Overfill it, and the machine shuts off with partially cooked rice inside.
From the dallasnews.com
Lord help you if you leave your trash out on the wrong day or overfill.
From the eu.techcrunch.com
Insert tip of bag into bottom of a puff, and squeeze gently, taking care not to overfill.
From the npr.org
More examples
  • Fill beyond capacity; "overfill the baskets"
  • In telecommunications, overfill is the condition that prevails when the numerical aperture or the beam diameter of an optical source, such as a laser, light-emitting diode, or optical fiber, exceeds that of the driven element, e.g. an optical fiber core. ...
  • (Overfills) In wax injection this occurs when an excessive amount of wax is forced into the mold cavity and the result is finning or flashing.
  • Similar to overkill, many welders think the more the weld deposited, the better the weld. Overfill is a waste of time and material, and can weaken the steel by placing too much heat on the joint. (Opposite of this is UNDERFILL)
  • By overfilling implants, but not beyond the manufacturer's guidelines, the implants will be less likely to ripple. However, with the more fill, they become more firm. Studies have shown overfilled implants are less likely to rupture.