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Definition of Overeat
1. Verb. Overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself. "The kids binged on ice cream"
Generic synonyms: Eat
Derivative terms: Binge, Engorgement, Gorger, Gourmand, Gourmandizer, Overeating, Overindulgence
Definition of Overeat
1. v. t. & i. To gnaw all over, or on all sides.
Definition of Overeat
1. Verb. To eat too much. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Overeat
1. to eat to excess [v OVERATE, -EATEN, -EATING, -EATS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overeat
Literary usage of Overeat
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The World's Food by Clyde Lyndon King (1917)
"Then I think about 10 per cent of the population in this country probably overeat
50 per cent and that another 25 per cent overeat 25 per cent. ..."
2. The Home Dietitian: Or, Food and Health; Scientific Dietetics Practically by Belle Jessie Wood Comstock (1922)
"Their foods are often combined in such a way that it is necessary for them to
overeat of the total amount in order to obtain the body requirement of ..."
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