to stuff

Examples

• All

• For dinner, we decided to stuff bell peppers with rice and vegetables.

• So we're doing that by stuffing a fish with candy.

• At the head table, Ed has finished his chicken breast stuffed with wild rice pilaf.

  Fiction book (1994)

• I am not missing those truffle stuffed mushrooms.

  I Can't Breathe (God Forgive Them) (2022)

• The bird is generously coated and stuffed.

  Stay (2020)

• Cajun style and fillets of sole stuffed with mussels, mushrooms, and artichoke hearts.

  Fiction book (1990)

• I love to stuff the turkey with a savory mixture of herbs and bread.

• She stuffed her chicken with a blend of spices and cheese before roasting.

Antonyms

U

to unstuff

1 7.4

To clear a blocked nose or ear so air can move

Idioms

S

to sweat the small stuff

• Informal

4 7.7

Worry too much about small, unimportant things

S

to strut one's stuff

• Informal

3 7.7

To confidently show your skills or style to impress people

S

stuff and nonsense

• Informal

1 6.6

Silly talk that is not true or useful

S

stuff you

• Offensive

1 9.9

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

Phrasal Verbs

S

to stuff one's face

• Informal

3 8.2

To eat a lot of food very quickly

S

to stuff the ballot box

• Literature

2 8.4

To add fake votes to an election to change its result

Compounds

R

real stuff

18 4.2

A thing that is original and not a fake

H

hot stuff

• Informal

11 7.2

A person or thing that many people like and find exciting

S

small stuff

• Specialized

1 8.6

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

G

greasy kid's stuff

• Informal

9.9

Entertainment for children that is low quality and simple

S

sob stuff

• Archaic

8.5

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

S

stuff shot

• Jargon

7.0

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

W

wimpy stuff

• Informal

8.9

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

How Full

to overfill

3 3.9

to stuff

107 2.7

to fill

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology