Overflow vs Infest - What's the Difference?
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"