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- verb Present participle of
overfill .
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Examples
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So far they have slapped fixed penalties of up to £100 on more than 2,000 householders for environmental misdemeanours such as overfilling wheelie bins, leaving out too many bags or putting rubbish out at the wrong time.
Are the 'bin police' coming here??? GayandRight 2008
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So Margie went and got a Breville Hot Cup, which boils exactly 250ml of water and dispenses it into a waiting cup – all very eco-friendly, and an end to constantly just covering the element or overfilling.
Simon Hoggart's week: Thinking aloud? Don't be an idiot 2011
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Or it may be the result of overfilling the pools with emergency cooling water.
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General Motors Among fixes that GM has proposed is a bracket, shown above, on the battery's coolant reservoir to prevent overfilling that could spark a fire.
GM Outlines Volt Fixes to Address Crash Fires; U.S. Report Due Soon Sharon Terlep 2012
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Or it may be the result of overfilling the pools with emergency cooling water.
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Is overfilling your recycling bin the only solution?
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But overfilling might damage the nail bed, cause nerve damage, and increase the risk of infection.
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* Offences related to waste - overfilling a rubbish bin?
Who is a subversive? Not a sheep 2009
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A: The general rule is that a little overfilling, while inexcusably sloppy, probably won't harm your engine unless it is overfilled by a significant amount, like a quart or so.
For Boats and the Highway Jonathan Welsh 2012
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There does seem to be an argument against topping off that is more financial than immediately environmental: overfilling can clobber a car's emissions system.
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