overserves
Gives too much
Overserves means to serve too much alcohol to a patron, typically at a bar or restaurant.
The term carries legal weight—establishments can face liability for overserving customers who then cause harm: The bartender overserved him, and he crashed his car on the way home.
It implies serving someone who's already visibly intoxicated.
One who serves drinks
- alcoholIntoxicating hydroxyl compound
- drunkennessImpaired state from alcohol
- inebriationDrunken state
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
cutoff · buzzed · tipsy · hammered · sloshed · plastered · slurred · hangover
Excessive consumption or enjoyment
- gluttonyGreedy excess in consumption
- surfeitExcessive quantity, often cloying
- abundanceAmple supply, overflowing
- overflowExceed capacity and spill
overkill · overabundance · satiation · surplus · profusion · plethora · immoderation · intemperance
Overfull, mounded above
- generousWilling to give freely
- overloadingExceeding safe capacity
- secondsTime units, or extras
- buffetSelf-service meal display
platefuls · ladling · helpings · catering · feast · banquet · stuffed · gorged
One receiving guests
- entertainingProviding amusement or enjoyment
- guestsPeople received hospitably
- accommodatingWilling to help others
- attentivePaying close notice
doting · solicitous · fussing · smothering · overwhelming · well-meaning · gracious · eager
bartender
One who serves drinks
- alcoholIntoxicating hydroxyl compound
- drunkennessImpaired state from alcohol
- inebriationDrunken state
liability · cutoff · buzzed · tipsy · hammered · sloshed · plastered · slurred · hangover · stupor
overindulgence
Excessive consumption or enjoyment
- gluttonyGreedy excess in consumption
- surfeitExcessive quantity, often cloying
- abundanceAmple supply, overflowing
overflow · overkill · overabundance · satiation · surplus · profusion · plethora · immoderation · intemperance
heaping
Overfull, mounded above
- generousWilling to give freely
- overloadingExceeding safe capacity
- secondsTime units, or extras
buffet · platefuls · ladling · helpings · catering · feast · banquet · stuffed · gorged · overfed
host
One receiving guests
- entertainingProviding amusement or enjoyment
- guestsPeople received hospitably
- accommodatingWilling to help others
attentive · doting · solicitous · fussing · smothering · overwhelming · well-meaning · gracious · eager · hostess