8 definitions found for overeat

Overeat OVERE'AT, v.t. To eat to excess.

overeat v 1: overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on ice cream" [syn: gorge, ingurgitate, overindulge, glut, englut, stuff, engorge, overgorge, overeat, gormandize, gormandise, gourmandize, binge, pig out, satiate, scarf out]

overeat overate

overeat intransitive verb (overate; overeaten; overeating) Date: 1599 to eat to excess • overeater noun

overeat
v.intr. & refl. (past -ate; past part. -eaten) eat too much.

overeat (overeats, overeating, overate, overeaten) If you say that someone overeats, you mean they eat more than they need to or more than is healthy. If you tend to overeat because of depression, first take steps to recognize the source of your sadness. ...people who overeat spicy foods. VERB: V, V n • overeater (overeaters) She eats in secret like most compulsive overeaters. N-COUNT • overeating If you have a serious problem with overeating you should get together with others who share this problem. N-UNCOUNT

Overeat O`ver*eat", v. t. & i. 1. To gnaw all over, or on all sides. [Obs.] --Shak. 2. To eat to excess; -- often with a reflexive.

overeat ˈəuvərˈi:t v. gorge, binge, gormandize, stuff oneself, overindulge, guzzle, feast, wolf down, overfeed, do the gavage, Colloq pack away, Brit pig, US pig out: People not only overeat but they tend to eat the wrong foods.