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单词 overinflated
释义

overinflate

verb

over·​in·​flate ˌō-vər-in-ˈflāt How to pronounce overinflate (audio)
overinflated; overinflating

transitive verb

: to inflate (something) too much
overinflate a car's tires
overinflated
ˌō-vər-in-ˈflā-təd How to pronounce overinflate (audio)
adjective
overinflated prices
an overinflated ego
Note how the overinflated tire bulges in the center, pulling the edges of the tire away from the road. Martin W. Stockel et al.

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined above

overinflated

adjective

as in swollen
enlarged beyond normal from internal pressure an overinflated balloon will burst

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • swollen
  • blown
  • distended
  • puffed
  • turgid
  • varicosed
  • bloated
  • tumescent
  • tumid
  • bulging
  • expanded
  • ballooned
  • varicose
  • ballooning
  • protuberant
  • dilated
  • blown up
  • ventricose
  • dilating
  • turgescent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • deflated
  • collapsed
  • detumescent
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