to stuff
- verb
- /stʌf/
- And Joanna was going to stuff her purse with bagels.
- stuff a pocket
- stuff the ballot box
- stuff a ballot
OK, so I stuffed my boots with my underwear.
- OK, so I stuffed my boots with my underwear.
- You could actually stuff this into the proverbial stocking.
- She puts on her sunglasses, stuffs her bag and she said I'm leaving.
- Yeah, but yeah, I like to stuff that shit down inside deep.
Examples
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I'm just going to stuff all these cables in.
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Stuff it down in there.
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Pick them up, stuff them into the box.
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Where do I stuff the dollar bills?
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I quite gladly took the box and stuffed it into my own closet.
Academic text (2010) -
People are pulling underwear out and stuffing it in their pockets.
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I don't know why we couldn't just stuff it in a mattress or under the floorboards... like any other human being.
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She decided to stuff the suitcase with clothes to ensure she would have enough for the trip.
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Before the winter, we need to stuff the pillows with new feathers for extra warmth.
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He stuffed the turkey with a delicious mixture of herbs and breadcrumbs before roasting.
Synonyms
To make a place full by putting people or things into it
To stop movement, access, or progress
To press things together so they take less space
To move into a narrow space with difficulty
Pack things tightly into a small space to save room
Push people or things together so they cannot move easily
To fill a space with many things so it becomes untidy
Push things or people into a small space until nothing fits
To press or pack something down tightly
To press something so it becomes smaller and takes less space
To fill a space with too many things so it looks messy
To put too many items into a bag or case
To press things so they fit more tightly together
Fill a place or container until there is no room left
To pack many things into a small space very tightly
To block a pipe or drain so water cannot pass through
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Etymology
The verb stuff comes from the same roots as the noun — an old French estoffer and a German word like stop meaning 'to fill' — so to stuff something is to 'fill' or cram it tightly.