Definition for O-VER-STOCK'

O-VER-STOCK', v.t.

  1. To fill too full; to crowd; to supply with more than is wanted. The world may be overstocked with inhabitants. The market is often overstocked with goods.
  2. To furnish with more cattle than are wanted; as, to overstock a farm.
  3. To supply with more seed than is wanted; as, to overstock land with clover.

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