overfeeds
Gives too much
Overfeeds is the third-person singular of overfeed—to give too much food.
A parent overfeeds a picky toddler out of anxiety; a novice aquarist overfeeds the fish.
The word applies equally to animals, children, and oneself: He overfeeds the dog and wonders why she's fat.
Lavishes excessive care upon
- coddlesOverindulges with tenderness
- spoilsSeized war gains
- dotesLoves to excess
- indulgesSatisfies a desire freely
babies · smothers · overprotects · mollycoddles · cossets · overindulges · treats · lavishes
Steep-walled river valleys
- stuffsFills by pressing in
- engorgesFills to excess
- cramsStuffs or studies hastily
- overeatsEats beyond satiety
binges · guzzles · wolfs · devours · fattens · bloats · swills · overindulges
Consumes to excess
- oversuppliesProvides excessive quantities
- overloadsExceeds safe capacity
- overwhelmsConquers by superior force
- oversaturatesExceeds absorption capacity
gluts · surfeits · overfills · overdoes · overstocks · superabundance · overabundance · overproduction
pampers
Lavishes excessive care upon
indulges · babies · smothers · overprotects · mollycoddles · cossets · overindulges · treats · lavishes · caters
gorges
Steep-walled river valleys
overeats · binges · guzzles · wolfs · devours · fattens · bloats · swills · overindulges · pigging out
overindulges
Consumes to excess
- oversuppliesProvides excessive quantities
- overloadsExceeds safe capacity
- overwhelmsConquers by superior force
oversaturates · gluts · surfeits · overfills · overdoes · overstocks · superabundance · overabundance · overproduction · overkill
fattens
Causes weight gain
trough · slop · grain · silage · fodder · farrowing · finishing · livestock · poultry · cattle