Overeat — O ver*eat , v. t. & i. 1. To gnaw all over, or on all sides. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To eat to excess; sometimes with a reflexive; as, she overate at the party and spent the next week dieting. [1913 Webster +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
overeat — index overindulge Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
overeat — (v.) to eat too much, 1590s, from OVER (Cf. over) + EAT (Cf. eat) (v.). Related: Overate; overeating … Etymology dictionary
overeat — [v] eat too much binge*, eat like a horse*, feast, gluttonize, gorge, gourmandize, overindulge, pack it away, pig*, pig out*, put it away, scarf*, stuff oneself*, stuff one’s face*, surfeit; concept 316 Ant. diet, fast … New thesaurus
overeat — ► VERB (past overate; past part. overeaten) ▪ eat too much … English terms dictionary
overeat — [ō΄vər ēt′] vi. overate, overeaten, overeating to eat too much or to the point of surfeit … English World dictionary
overeat — UK [ˌəʊvərˈiːt] / US [ˌoʊvərˈɪt] verb [intransitive] Word forms overeat : present tense I/you/we/they overeat he/she/it overeats present participle overeating past tense overate UK [ˌəʊvərˈeɪt] / US [ˌoʊvərˈeɪt] past participle overeaten UK… … English dictionary
overeat — overeater, n. /oh veuhr eet /, v., overeate, overeaten, overeating. v.i. 1. to eat too much: If you overeat, you re bound to get fat. v.t. 2. to eat more than is good for (oneself): The food was so tasty we overate ourselves. [1515 25; OVER +… … Universalium
overeat — verb it s hard not to overeat at one of their buffets Syn: eat too much, be greedy, gorge (oneself), overindulge (oneself), feast, gourmandize, gluttonize; informal binge, make a pig of oneself, pig out, have eyes bigger than one s stomach Ant:… … Thesaurus of popular words
overeat — intransitive verb (overate; overeaten; overeating) Date: 1599 to eat to excess • overeater noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
