overfills

Pours too much

Overfills is the third-person singular of overfill—to fill beyond capacity or the intended level.

A bartender overfills a glass and it spills.

A manufacturer overfills containers to ensure minimum weight requirements are met.

The tank overfills if you don't watch the gauge.

excess

surplus

Amount exceeding requirement

oversupplyExcess beyond demand
overabundanceExcessive quantity beyond need
overageAmount beyond expected

superfluous · redundancy · glut · surfeit · plethora · saturation · overkill · extravagance · immoderation · exorbitance

wasteful

squander

Use up carelessly

wasteUnwanted discarded material
spillAccidental liquid release
inefficientPoor at using resources

careless · sloppy · excessive · thoughtless · imprudent · reckless · unnecessary · overuse · misuse · spillage

spillage

spill

Accidental liquid release

brimProjecting edge or lip
sloshLiquid moving messily
splashLiquid scattering on impact

runoff · overspill · drip · leak · seep · pour-over · cascade · gush · stream · flooding

container

brim

Projecting edge or lip

overpackPack excessively
cramForce into tight space
stuffUnspecified items collectively

overload · overstuff · jam · crowd · burst · bulge · strain · stretch · overburden

Opposites

quantity of filling

overfillsunderfills

Dispenses too little

empties · drains · depletes · shortchanges · skimps

Family

overfill, overfilled, overfilling

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G