ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Overstore

Pronunciation varies by accent · verb

Meaning

To overstock; to save more than is needed..

Definitions by Sense

To overstock; to save more than is needed.
(obsolete) To attempt to store more than the capacity into which something is put.
To open more stores than the retail market needs.
To imprint (something) upon the memory such that it includes additional emotional content and/or influences other thoughts and memories.
To overfill or overschool the mind (with certain thoughts).
(computing) To overwrite memory or storage.
An instance of overstoring, a surplus.
The opening of too many stores or stores that are too large.

Example Sentences

This fish is long in growing; but breeds exceedingly in a water that pleases him; yea, in many ponds so fast, as to overstore them, and starve the other fish.

even the Ocean it self would have been long since over-stored with Fiſh

It merely results in storing up energy at a very rapid rate; you can overstore and then you feel the intoxication of it, but that is overcome by a reasonable use of the breathing exercise.

If the market cannot be counted on for supplies later in the season and information on crops and stocks is absent, those who are able will tend to overstore in their own households.

With improved protein diets, there seems to be biochemical message which tells the organisms to overstore essential amino acids and other brain chemicals.

Thus, a larger population of seeds is left in the ground to germinate, thereby exploiting the tendency of squirrels, jays, and other animals to overstore nuts by burying (planting) them when available.

Like fat cells, the spleen can overstore.

On every hand flourish trees, in the prime of a full score of years, Nature's aviaries, which are preparing hereafter to overstore the fruiteries from their burdened boughs, and now diversify the prospect with green and shade.

Word Forms

overstores
overstoring
overstored

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does overstore mean?

Overstore means To overstock; to save more than is needed..

What is a synonym for overstore?

The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.

What is the opposite of overstore?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use overstore in a sentence?

This fish is long in growing; but breeds exceedingly in a water that pleases him; yea, in many ponds so fast, as to overstore them, and starve the other fish.

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ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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Definitions by Sense

To overstock; to save more than is needed.

(obsolete) To attempt to store more than the capacity into which something is put.

To open more stores than the retail market needs.

To imprint (something) upon the memory such that it includes additional emotional content and/or influences other thoughts and memories.

To overfill or overschool the mind (with certain thoughts).

(computing) To overwrite memory or storage.

An instance of overstoring, a surplus.

The opening of too many stores or stores that are too large.

Example Sentences

This fish is long in growing; but breeds exceedingly in a water that pleases him; yea, in many ponds so fast, as to overstore them, and starve the other fish.

even the Ocean it self would have been long since over-stored with Fiſh

It merely results in storing up energy at a very rapid rate; you can overstore and then you feel the intoxication of it, but that is overcome by a reasonable use of the breathing exercise.

If the market cannot be counted on for supplies later in the season and information on crops and stocks is absent, those who are able will tend to overstore in their own households.

With improved protein diets, there seems to be biochemical message which tells the organisms to overstore essential amino acids and other brain chemicals.

Thus, a larger population of seeds is left in the ground to germinate, thereby exploiting the tendency of squirrels, jays, and other animals to overstore nuts by burying (planting) them when available.

Like fat cells, the spleen can overstore.

On every hand flourish trees, in the prime of a full score of years, Nature's aviaries, which are preparing hereafter to overstore the fruiteries from their burdened boughs, and now diversify the prospect with green and shade.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does overstore mean?

Overstore means To overstock; to save more than is needed..

What is a synonym for overstore?

The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.

What is the opposite of overstore?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use overstore in a sentence?

This fish is long in growing; but breeds exceedingly in a water that pleases him; yea, in many ponds so fast, as to overstore them, and starve the other fish.

Sources & Attribution

FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.