Definitions for stuffing



Overview of noun stuffing

The noun stuffing has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. stuffing, dressing

(a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables)

2. stuffing

(padding put in mattresses and cushions and upholstered furniture)


Overview of verb stuff

The verb stuff has 7 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (5) stuff

(cram into a cavity; "The child stuffed candy into his pockets")

2. (4) thrust, stuff, shove, squeeze

(press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand")

3. stuff, lug, choke up, block

(obstruct; "My nose is all stuffed"; "Her arteries are blocked")

4. gorge, ingurgitate, overindulge, glut, englut, stuff, engorge, overgorge, overeat, gormandize, gormandise, gourmandize, binge, pig out, satiate, scarf out

(overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on ice cream")

5. stuff

(treat with grease, fill, and prepare for mounting; "stuff a bearskin")

6. stuff

(fill tightly with a material; "stuff a pillow with feathers")

7. farce, stuff

(fill with a stuffing while cooking; "Have you stuffed the turkey yet?")

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