OVERSTOCK

overstock

(verb) stock excessively

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

overstock (third-person singular simple present overstocks, present participle overstocking, simple past and past participle overstocked)

To stock to an excessive degree.

Noun

overstock (plural overstocks)

An excessive stock; a surplus or glut.

Source: Wiktionary


O"ver*stock`, n.

Definition: Stock in excess. Tatler.

O`ver*stock", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overstocked; p. pr. & vb. n. Overstocking.]

Definition: To fill too full; to supply in excess; as, to overstock a market with goods, or a farm with cattle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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