overfeed
IPA: oʊvɝfˈid
verb
- (transitive) To feed a person or animal too much.
- (intransitive) To eat more than is necessary.
- To feed material (e.g. fuel into a burner) from above.
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Examples of "overfeed" in Sentences
- BT you can not really overfeed a squirrel.
- It is like starving one to overfeed the other.
- Care should therefore be taken not to overfeed them.
- The temptation is to overfeed them and you must resist this.
- At the same time, care must be exercised not to overfeed them.
- To avoid this problem, keep water very clean and do not overfeed.
- Do not overfeed small fry because the water will go bad very rapidly.
- During operation the yarn is fed into the air jet at a small degree of overfeed.
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