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Overkilled vs Overfilled - What's the difference?

overkilled | overfilled |

As verbs the difference between overkilled and overfilled

is that overkilled is past tense of overkill while overfilled is past tense of overfill.

overkilled

English

Verb

(head)
  • (overkill)

  • overkill

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (literally) A destructive capacity that exceeds that needed to destroy an enemy; especially with nuclear weapons.
  • (idiomatic) An unnecessary excess of whatever is needed to achieve a goal.
  • 24 hours of TV coverage of the US election verged on overkill .
    Should I give you yet more homework, or would that be overkill ?

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To destroy something with more (nuclear) force than is required.
  • overfilled

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (overfill)

  • overfill

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To fill beyond capacity or beyond what is appropriate.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An instance of overfilling.