overfeed B2 Topic:Food & Drink US /ˌoʊvɚˈfiːd/ UK /ˌəʊvəˈfiːd/ See IPA manual Freq #119813 Meanings 1 verb to give a person or animal more food than is healthy or necessary Be careful not to overfeed the puppy. 2 verb to supply a machine or process with too much material Workers must not overfeed the furnace with fuel. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to give a person or animal... feed excessivelystufffatten 2 verb · to supply a machine or... oversupplyoverloadflood ↔ Opposites underfeedstarve Word family Forms overfed Derived forms overfedoverfeedingoverfeeder Related forms feedovereatingnutrition Etymology A transparent English compound of over-, ‘too much,’ and feed. The literal feeding sense later extended to machines and processes supplied with excessive material. Topics Food & Drink External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # overfeed **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˌoʊvɚˈfiːd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌəʊvəˈfiːd/ **Frequency rank:** 119813 ## Meanings 1. to give a person or animal more food than is healthy or necessary 2. to supply a machine or process with too much material ## Examples - Be careful not to overfeed the puppy. - Workers must not overfeed the furnace with fuel. ## Synonyms - feed excessively - oversupply - overload ## Antonyms - underfeed - starve ## Derived Forms - overfed - overfeeding - overfeeder ## Related Forms - feed - overeating - nutrition ## Etymology A transparent English compound of over-, ‘too much,’ and feed. The literal feeding sense later extended to machines and processes supplied with excessive material. ## Topics - Food & Drink markdown