overeat

over·eat

verb \ˌō-vər-ˈēt\

over·ate\-ˈāt\over·eat·en\-ˈē-t^ən\over·eat·ing

Definition of OVEREAT

intransitive verb

: to eat to excess

— over·eat·er \ˌō-vər-ˈē-tər, ˈō-vər-ˌ\ noun

Examples of OVEREAT

1. When I'm tired or stressed, I tend to overeat.
2. <because he watches his diet for most of the year, he feels free to overeat during the holidays>

First Known Use of OVEREAT

1599

Related to OVEREAT

Synonyms: gormandize, gorge, pig out, swill

Related Words: devour, glut, sate, stuff, surfeit, wolf; banquet, feast, regale; bolt, cram, gulp, guzzle

Near Antonyms: nibble, peck, pick, taste

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Rhymes with OVEREAT

aquavit, at one's feet, balance sheet, biathlete, bittersweet, booster seat, bucket seat, catbird seat, cellulite, cookie sheet, corps d'elite, countryseat, county seat, crystal pleat, decathlete, drag one's feet, driver's seat, easy street, exegete, incomplete, indiscreet, latent heat, letter sheet, lorikeet, make ends meet, marguerite, Masorete, meadowsweet, meet and greet, miss a beat, Nayarit, obsolete, off one's feet, on one's feet, on the street, overheat, Paraclete, parakeet, pentathlete, prickly heat, rumble seat, saddle seat, scandal sheet, self-conceit, semisweet, shredded wheat, sliding seat, spirochete, superheat, to one's feet, triathlete, trick or treat, two-way street, undertreat, up one's street, winding-sheet, window seat