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View usage for: (oʊvəʳiːt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense overeats, present participle overeating, past tense overate, past participle overeatenverbIf you say that someone overeats, you mean they eat more than they need to or more than is healthy. 40 percent of people said that stress had caused them to overeat or eat unhealthyfoods. [VERB] ...people who overeat spicy foods. [VERB noun] Synonyms: gorge, binge [informal], drink or eat too much, guzzle More Synonyms of overeat overeaterWord forms: plural overeaters countable noun She is a compulsive overeater. overeating uncountable noun The main cause of being overweight is overeating. overeat in British English (əʊvərˈiːt) verbWord forms: -eats, -eating, -ate or -eaten (intransitive)to consume too much food overeat in American English (ˌoʊvərˈit) verb intransitiveWord forms: ˌoverˈate, ˌoverˈeaten, ˌoverˈeating to eat too much or to the point of surfeit Examples of 'overeat' in a sentenceovereat Everyone in the room suffers with compulsive overeating and all have come for help.Previous research has shown that overeating foods that taste good alters brain reward systems.When fat people say that they cannot help overeating, they may be right.A diet full of junk food, overeating and high amounts of caffeine was making him stressed out and miserable.I could wallow in sadness and destroy my body through bad food and overeating, or treat our separation as an opportunity for a new beginning.For years I filled that gap with food, overeating for comfort. In other languagesovereat British English: overeat VERB If you say that someone overeats, you mean they eat more than they need to or more than is healthy. Some people tend to overeat because of depression. - American English: overeat
- Brazilian Portuguese: comer em excesso
- Chinese: 吃得过多
- European Spanish: comer en exceso
- French: trop manger
- German: zu viel essen
- Italian: mangiare troppo
- Japanese: 食べ過ぎる
- Korean: 과식하다
- European Portuguese: comer em excesso
- Latin American Spanish: comer en exceso
Definition to eat more than is necessary or healthy Adequate fibre intake also helps you to stop snacking and overeating. Synonyms drink or eat too much pack away (slang) eat like a horse (informal) have a binge (informal) make a pig of yourself (informal) pig away (slang) gormandize be immoderate or intemperate Additional synonymsI binged on pizzas and milkshakes. Synonyms overeat, pig out (slang) Definition to eat or drink quickly or greedily She had been guzzling lemonade all evening. Synonyms devour, drink, neck (slang), bolt, wolf, cram, gorge, gobble, knock back (informal), swill, quaff, tope (literary), pig out on (slang), stuff yourself with, gormandize Definition to do something to a greater degree than is advisable or healthy A drink or two is fine but don't overdo it. Synonyms drink or eat too much, go overboard (informal), pig out (slang), live it up (informal), go to extremes, overindulge, have a binge (informal), not know when to stop, make a pig of yourself (informal), go on the piss (taboo, slang), be immoderate or intemperate Additional synonymsDefinition to do too much of something pleasant, such as eating or drinking We all overindulge occasionally. Synonyms drink or eat too much, overdo it, live it up (informal), pig out (slang), have a binge (informal), make a pig of yourself (informal), go on the piss (taboo, slang), be immoderate or intemperate It's great to pig out on junk food. Synonyms overindulge, overdo it, eat too much, have a binge (informal), make a pig of yourself (informal), be immoderate or intemperate Definition to eat a large amount of food I could stuff myself with ten chocolate bars and still feel hungry. Synonyms gorge, gobble, guzzle, satiate, pig out (slang), sate, overindulge, make a pig of yourself (informal), gormandize |