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Noun: overeating  'ow-vu(r)'ee-ting
  1. Gluttony; excessive eating and drinking; one of the seven deadly sins in Christian teachings
    "The tavern owners stampeded us into overeating";
    - gluttony, gula [archaic]
Verb: overeat (overate,overeaten)  ,ow-vu(r)'eet
  1. Eat excessively or gluttonously
    "She tends to overeat at holiday gatherings";
    - gorge, ingurgitate [rare], overindulge, glut, englut [archaic], stuff, engorge, overgorge, gormandize, gormandise [Brit], gourmandize, binge [informal], pig out [informal], satiate, gourmandise [Brit]

Type of: deadly sin, eat, mortal sin

Encyclopedia: Overeating

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