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fill vs overfill

overfill vs fill

fill is a noun but overfill is not a noun.

fill and overfill both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fill Yes No Yes No
overfill No No Yes No
As verbs, overfill is a hyponym of fill; that is, overfill is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fill:
  • fill: make full, also in a metaphorical sense
  • overfill: fill beyond capacity
fill (noun) overfill (noun)
a quantity sufficient to satisfy
any material that fills a space or container
fill (verb) overfill (verb)
become full fill beyond capacity
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
plug with a substance
fill to satisfaction
eat until one is sated
fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction
assume, as of positions or roles
appoint someone to (a position or a job)
occupy the whole of
Difference between fill and overfill

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