overeat

Verb

WordNet 3.0

Verb (1)

  1. overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself“She stuffed herself at the dinner”“The kids binged on ice cream”Synonyms: gorgeingurgitateoverindulgeglutenglutstuffengorgeovergorgegormandizegormandisegourmandizebingepig outsatiatescarf out
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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 Devil's Dictionary

OVEREAT, v. To dine.

Hail, Gastronome, Apostle of Excess, Well skilled to overeat without distress! Thy great invention, the unfatal feast, Shows Man's superiority to Beast. John Boop

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