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109 5.8
To eat a lot quickly until you feel too full
  • verb
  • /stʌf/
  • Informal
translation icon : hartarse
  • During the holiday feast, we all stuffed ourselves with delicious turkey and pie.

Just eat the eat it stuff it in your fat face.

Examples

  • Okay, I'm gonna get some real food because I need to stuff my feelings.

  • "What else, Lily?" "You tell 'em," said Lily, and stuffed an entire roast potato into her mouth.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • And that concludes my morning routine as I stuff my face with a big sandwich.

  • When you learn not to stuff yourself, we can use the icebox again.

  • They like to stuff themselves with food that isn't good for them.

  • "Not to me," I said, stuffing a piece into my mouth with urgency.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • I barely have any time to enjoy myself, while she wastes seven days, stuffing her face in front of the TV!

  • I walked away from her, furious, and stuffed a handful of peanuts in my mouth.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Vivian, thinking she's got to finish, quickly stuffs her mouth with the rest of her salad.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • The boy peered up at the black walnut face and frantically stuffed forkfuls of mush into his mouth.

    Fiction book (1993)

Synonyms

to gobble up
vsto stuff
  • Informal
19 3.0

To eat something quickly and eagerly

eats until uncomfortably full rather than just eating eagerly
to gobble
vsto stuff
16 2.6

To eat food quickly and noisily without chewing properly

eats until uncomfortably full rather than focusing on noise
to overeat
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14 3.1

To eat more food than your body needs at one time

adds a quick greedy quality leading to uncomfortable fullness
to devour
vsto stuff
13 2.9

To eat food quickly because you are very hungry

eats until uncomfortably full rather than only with eagerness
to gorge
vsto stuff
12 5.9

To eat a very large amount of food greedily

stresses rapid consumption to uncomfortable fullness rather than just excess
to binge
vsto stuff
12 4.5

To do something like eating, drinking, or watching a lot in a short time

applies that short intense eating to reach uncomfortable fullness specifically
to fill up
vsto stuff
10 1.9

Eat until you cannot eat any more

stresses quick greedy eating that leads to uncomfortable fullness rather than mere satiety
to pig out
vsto stuff
  • Informal
7 7.5

Eat a very large amount of food without control

adds quickness and the sense of reaching uncomfortable fullness
to eat like a pig
vsto stuff
  • Offensive
5 7.8

To eat in a very messy and greedy way

focuses more on fast consumption to uncomfortable fullness than messiness
to overindulge
vsto stuff
3 6.2

Let yourself and others have too much food or drink

implies reaching uncomfortable fullness quickly rather than just permitting excess
to stuff one's face
vsto stuff
  • Informal
3 8.2

To eat a lot of food very quickly

eats until uncomfortably full rather than only showing excess appetite
to put away
vsto stuff
  • Informal
3 3.4

To eat a large amount of food quickly

eats until uncomfortably full rather than merely consuming easily
to eat like a horse
vsto stuff
  • Informal
3 4.9

To eat a very large amount of food

is about quick greedy eating to uncomfortable fullness rather than habitual large appetite
to tuck in
vsto stuff
  • UK
2 4.0

To eat a lot of food eagerly

eats until uncomfortably full rather than only showing enthusiasm
to demolish
vsto stuff
  • Informal
2 3.7

Eat all the food very quickly

eats until uncomfortably full rather than only clearing the plate
to make a pig of oneself
vsto stuff
  • Informal
1 7.6

To eat or drink too much

adds the quick greedy drive toward uncomfortable fullness rather than only excess
to tuck away
vsto stuff
  • UK
1 5.7

To eat a lot of food quickly while enjoying it

eats until uncomfortably full rather than only with enjoyment
to glut
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1 7.9

To eat too much food at one time

focuses on reaching uncomfortable fullness quickly rather than general excess
to engorge
vsto stuff
1 7.7

To eat a lot of food quickly without control

highlights speed to uncomfortable fullness rather than general filling
to ingurgitate
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  • Formal
1 9.9

To eat a lot of food very quickly

adds emphasis on quick greedy eating to reach discomfort
to fress
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  • Slang
1 9.9

To eat a lot of food quickly without control

focuses more on fast consumption until uncomfortable fullness rather than general greed
to scarf out
vsto stuff
  • Informal
8.4

To eat a lot of food very quickly

eats until uncomfortably full rather than only eating fast
to shovel in
vsto stuff
  • Informal
7.7

To eat a lot of food very fast without stopping

eats until uncomfortably full rather than only stressing speed
to garbage down
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  • Informal
8.9

To eat a lot of food quickly and greedily

eats until uncomfortably full rather than only eating fast
to gluttonize
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  • US
9.9

To eat too much food quickly and greedily

has a clear quickness and fullness aim rather than only greediness
to gormandize
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  • Archaic
9.9

To eat a lot of food in a greedy way until you feel too full

adds a quick, filling action aiming for uncomfortable fullness
to gourmandize
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9.9

To eat too much in a greedy way

is used for rapid overeating until uncomfortably full rather than formal excess
to englut
vsto stuff
  • Archaic
9.9

To eat too much food in a greedy way

focuses on fast eating until uncomfortably full rather than formal excess
to overgorge
vsto stuff
8.6

To eat too much food at once

stresses rapid greedy eating to uncomfortable fullness rather than simple excess
to fill one's face
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  • UK
8.5

To eat a lot of food quickly

adds quickness and an aim to become uncomfortably full
to pigging
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  • Informal
7.7

Eating a lot and not leaving enough for others

emphasizes fast overeating to uncomfortable fullness rather than just likeness
to nom
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  • Slang
9.9

To eat something quickly and enjoy it

adds a greedy speed that reaches uncomfortable fullness rather than simple enjoyment

Antonyms

58 4.6

To not eat or drink for a time

Idioms

4 7.7

Worry too much about small, unimportant things

3 7.7

To confidently show your skills or style to impress people

1 6.6

Silly talk that is not true or useful

stuff you
  • Offensive
1 9.9

Rude words used to tell someone to go away and show anger

Phrasal Verbs

3 8.2

To eat a lot of food very quickly

2 8.4

To add fake votes to an election to change its result

Compounds

18 4.2

A thing that is original and not a fake

hot stuff
  • Informal
11 7.2

A person or thing that many people like and find exciting

small stuff
  • Specialized
1 8.6

A thin rope on a ship used for small tasks like tying or securing

9.9

Entertainment for children that is low quality and simple

sob stuff
  • Archaic
8.5

Words or stories meant to make people feel pity by showing personal suffering

stuff shot
  • Jargon
7.0

A basketball play where a player puts the ball down hard through the hoop

wimpy stuff
  • Informal
8.9

A weak, low-quality thing that lacks power or excitement

How Full

to gorge
12 5.9
to stuff
  • Informal
109 5.8
to gobble
16 2.6
to eat
1.0
to nibble
56 2.0

Surface Forms

stuff infinitive
stuffed past
stuffed past participle
stuffing present participle
stuffs third person singular

Etymology

To stuff yourself with food uses the same idea of 'to fill', so the verb just means you are 'filling' your stomach with food until you are full.