overfeed

  • 111overfeeding — noun excessive feeding • Derivationally related forms: ↑overfeed • Hypernyms: ↑feeding, ↑alimentation …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 112surfeit — n. & v. n. 1 an excess esp. in eating or drinking. 2 a feeling of satiety or disgust resulting from this. v. (surfeited, surfeiting) 1 tr. overfeed. 2 intr. overeat. 3 intr. & tr. (foll. by with) be or cause to be wearied through excess.… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 113underfeed — I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb Etymology: under (I) + feed 1. : to feed with too little food 2. : to feed with fuel from the underside II. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective : being fed or feeding from ben …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 114as ... as — When you are comparing one person or thing to another, you can use as followed by an adjective or adverb followed by another as. You re just as bad as your sister. ...huge ponds as big as tennis courts. The meal was as awful as the conversation.… …

    Useful english dictionary