stuff

[ stuhf ]
/ stʌf /

noun

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

to cram oneself with food; eat gluttonously; gorge.

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Origin of stuff

1300–50; (v.) late Middle English stuffen to equip, furnish < Old French estoffer literally, to stuff < Frankish *stopfōn, *stoppōn (see stop); (noun) Middle English < Old French estoffe, derivative of the v.

synonym study for stuff

1–3. See matter.

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British Dictionary definitions for stuffed (1 of 2)

stuffed
/ (stʌft) /

adjective

filled with something, esp (of poultry and other food) filled with stuffing
(foll by up) (of the nasal passages) blocked with mucus
get stuffed! British slang an exclamation of contemptuous anger or annoyance, esp against another person

British Dictionary definitions for stuffed (2 of 2)

stuff
/ (stʌf) /

verb (mainly tr)

noun

Derived forms of stuff

stuffer, noun

Word Origin for stuff

C14: from Old French estoffe, from estoffer to furnish, provide, of Germanic origin; related to Middle High German stopfen to cram full

usage for stuff

Sense 6 of this word was formerly considered to be taboo, and it was labelled as such in previous editions of Collins English Dictionary . However, it has now become acceptable in speech, although some older or more conservative people may object to its use

Idioms and Phrases with stuffed

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