overpour
English
Etymology
over- + pour
Verb
overpour (third-person singular simple present overpours, present participle overpouring, simple past and past participle overpoured)
- To pour an excessive amount.
- 2009 March 17, Tara Parker-Pope, “Who’s Cooking? (For Health, It Matters)”, in New York Times:
- For example, beverages other than water should be served in tall, skinny glasses; studies show that even professional bartenders overpour when the glass is short and wide.
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- To pour on top of something else.
Anagrams
- pour-over, pourover