to stuff

Examples

• All

• I wonder if I could have that dog stuffed.

  Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)

• And this is a very pretty one, and they wanted to actually stuff it, I guess.

  Mars (2024)

• We pan around the room, seeing all the stuffed and mounted wildlife who seem to be watching.

  Fiction book (1999)

• I've seen birds stuffed and mounted so lifelike... you'd swear you saw them breathing.

  The Crow: Salvation (2000)

• The taxidermist will stuff the bear to showcase it in the museum.

• After catching the rare bird, he decided to stuff it for display.

• The skilled artist learned how to stuff many types of animals for her collection.

Idioms

S

to sweat the small stuff

• Informal

4 7.7

Worry too much about small, unimportant things

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

S

to strut one's stuff

• Informal

7.7

To confidently show your skills or style to impress people

Phrasal Verbs

S

to stuff the ballot box

• Literature

2 8.4

To add fake votes to an election to change its result

S

to stuff one's face

• Informal

1 8.2

To eat a lot of food very quickly

Compounds

H

hot stuff

• Informal

28 7.2

A person or thing that many people like and find exciting

R

real stuff

27 4.2

A thing that is original and not a fake

W

wimpy stuff

• Informal

1 8.9

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

G

greasy kid's stuff

• Informal

1 9.9

Entertainment for children that is low quality and simple

S

sob stuff

• Archaic

1 8.5

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

S

stuff shot

• Jargon

1 7.0

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

S

small stuff

• Specialized

8.6

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

How Preserved

to stuff

• Specialized

4 8.4

to preserve

2 3.2

to cure

5 4.6

Surface Forms

Etymology