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to restuff

to restuff

1 3.7
Fill a cushion or toy again with soft material to make it full and comfortable
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈstʌf/
: rellenar de nuevo
  • Before the winter, they planned to restuff the pillows for extra warmth.

Examples

  • 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.

  • After several years of use, we need to restuff the dog bed to keep it cozy.

Synonyms

to reupholster
vsto restuff
4 6.7

To put new fabric and padding on furniture to make it look new

fills interior with stuffing to restore shape and comfort
to recondition
vsto restuff
2 5.4

To fix something so it works well again

fills something again with stuffing to restore comfort or shape

Antonyms

213 1.0

To remove everything from a container or place

41 6.3

To use up almost all of something so little is left

How Full

to overstuff
5 4.6
to stuff
257 2.0
to restuff
1 3.7
to refill
61 1.3
to empty
213 1.0

Surface Forms

restuff infinitive
restuffed past
restuffed past participle
restuffing present participle
restuffs third person singular

Morphology

restuff = stuff (transparent) = re + stuff

The prefix 're-' straightforwardly adds the meaning 'again' to the verb 'stuff'.

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.