overpack

🇺🇸 /'oʊvə'pæk/ 🇬🇧 /'əʊvə'pæk/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags RARE
verb
B2

To wrap something in more packaging than needed.

The store overpacked the toy, making it hard to open.

B2

To put too much in a container, making it too full.

She overpacked her bag, and it was too heavy to carry.

noun
B2

An extra container that protects the original packaging.

The glass bottles were put in an overpack to avoid breakage.

translation

v. To wrap something in more packaging than needed.; To put too much in a container, making it too full.
n. An extra container that protects the original packaging.

Word Forms

3rd Present overpacks
Past overpacked
Perfect overpacked
Progressive overpacking