overeat

/ˌoʊvɚˈit/

verb 3

Collocations

ADJ.

careful, good, sure, worried

VERB + OVEREAT

carried, don't, isn't, likes, make, shouldn't, tends

OVEREAT + NOUN

he's, i'll, meat, she's, stomach

ADV.

away, certainly

Definitions

verb

To eat too much.

To eat too much of.

Overeat meat and you will not be flipping the genetic switches to grow a new body; instead, you will be opting for an early death even as you tone and strengthen your muscles.

To surfeit with eating.

Mr. Nollekens, when he dined out of late years, always over-ate himself, particularly with the pastry and dessert.

At breakfast they overate themselves with buttered toast, and "had eaten so much that they could not learn with any pleasure," […]

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — overeat or eat immodestly

gorge
ingurgitate
overindulge
glut
englut
stuff
engorge
overgorge

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Overeat meat and you will not be flipping the genetic switches to grow a new body; instead, you will be opting for an early death even as you tone and strengthen your muscles.

Wiktionary

Mr. Nollekens, when he dined out of late years, always over-ate himself, particularly with the pastry and dessert.

Wiktionary

At breakfast they overate themselves with buttered toast, and "had eaten so much that they could not learn with any pleasure," […]

Wiktionary

You had better be careful not to overeat.

Tatoeba · #15985

It's not good to overeat.

Tatoeba · #268624

I think that as long as I don't overeat, I will certainly lose weight.

Tatoeba · #328216

Usage Notes

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