Eat and Overeat

Eat

Eat verb - To take a meal.

Usage example: where's the best place to eat in this town?

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Overeat and eat are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Overeat" instead a verb "Eat".

Nearby Words: eating, eatable, eaten, eater

Overeat verb - Overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself.

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Eat and overeat are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Eat" instead a verb "Overeat".

Nearby Words: overeating, overeaten

eat vegetables

overeat vegetables

When his coach warned him not to overeat before a game, he didn't eat for three days.

Source: Literal-Minded
Good Fortune prays to the Buddha with the painter, doesn't overeat so the others can eat as well, and always seems to praise each finished animal in the painting.

Source: Literature / The Cat Who Went to Heaven

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