to restuff
- verb
- /ˌriːˈstʌf/
- Before the winter, they planned to restuff the pillows for extra warmth.
Examples
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The officer touched the brim of his cap and returned to the waiting cruiser, where he said something to the driver, who laughed until both laughed, watching him collect his belongings and restuff a tattered University of Florida backpack he slung over one rounded shoulder to head out into the driving rain.
Fiction book (1993) -
Nolan knocked my head on the edge of a trashcan to remove my dead embers, then restuffed me with shag and lit up.
Fiction book (2002) -
She decided to restuff the old cushions to make them more comfortable.
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After several years of use, we need to restuff the dog bed to keep it cozy.
Synonyms
To put new fabric and padding on furniture to make it look new
To fix something so it works well again
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
The word restuff comes from re- meaning 'again' and stuff meaning 'material' or 'filling'. So to restuff something is to put the filling back in to bring back its shape and comfort.