to overflowing

English

Adjective

to overflowing (not comparable)

1. absolutely full.

   The train was full to overflowing, and the doors would barely shut.

Related terms

• full to the gills
• jam-packed
• overcrowded
• overfull
• packed
• to the brim

 

References

• “to overflowing”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.