Overfill
(verb)
To fill more than necessary or to capacity.
Origin:
Over- + fill, from old english fyllan to fill.
Examples:
- The gas tank was overfilled and some of the gas spilled out.
- The teacher overfilled the glass with water and it spilled all over the table.
- She overfilled the suitcase and had to sit on it to close it.
- The store was overfilled with customers and it was hard to move around.
- The container was overfilled with food and some of it had to be thrown away.