Overchills

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Cools something far more than is needed or desirable, leaving it colder than intended
2. Subjects food, drink or another object to too much cold, so it becomes frozen or unpleasantly cold
3. Makes something excessively cold beyond the point that is pleasant or useful

Etymology: "Overchills" is the third-person singular present form of the verb "overchill," meaning to chill too much. The verb is built from the prefix "over-," meaning excessively or beyond the proper amount, attached to "chill," which goes back to Old English "ceald," meaning cold. The base verb "overchill" therefore follows the same pattern as many other English verbs, such as "overcook" or "overheat," where "over-" simply intensifies the action to an excess.

Synonyms: overcools