Overflow vs Infest - What's the Difference?

Infest

Overflow

Definitions

Definition as Noun
Definition as Noun
  • a large flow
  • the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity
Definition as Verb
  • live on or in a host, as of parasites
  • occupy in large numbers or live on a host
  • invade in great numbers
Definition as Verb
  • overflow with a certain feeling
  • flow or run over (a limit or brim)

Examples

  • "the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"
  • "the roaches infested our kitchen"
  • "The children bubbled over with joy"; "My boss was bubbling over with anger"

Parts of Speech

Verb
Noun, Verb