stuff
/stʌf/ verb B2- To fill by packing or crowding something into; to cram with something; to load to excess. · I'm going to stuff this pillow with feathers.
- To fill a space with (something) in a compressed manner. · He stuffed his clothes into the closet and shut the door.
- To fill with seasoning. · She stuffed the turkey for Thanksgiving using her secret recipe.
- To load goods into (a container) for transport.
- To sate. · I’m stuffed after having eaten all that turkey, mashed potatoes and delicious stuffing.
- To eat, especially in a hearty or greedy manner. · She sits on the sofa all day, watching TV and stuffing herself with cream buns.
- Used to contemptuously dismiss or reject something. See also stuff it. · Stuff your stupid rules, I'll do what I like.
- To heavily defeat or get the better of. · Mudchester Rovers were stuffed 7–0 in the semi-final.· They totally stuffed us in that business deal.
He/she/it stuffs · Past stuffed · Past participle stuffed · -ing form stuffing
Verb forms
- Base form
- stuff
- He/she/it
- stuffs
- Past
- stuffed
- Past participle
- stuffed
- -ing form
- stuffing
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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Dorothy reached up both arms and lifted the figure off the pole, for, being stuffed with straw, it was quite light.
Dorothy was puzzled at this, for it sounded queer to hear a stuffed man speak, and to see him bow and walk along beside her.
You see, I am stuffed, so I have no brains at all,” he answered sadly.
“You see,” he continued confidentially, “I don’t mind my legs and arms and body being stuffed, because I cannot get hurt.
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