stuff
verb/stʌf/
/stʌf/
Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they stuff | /stʌf/ /stʌf/ |
| he / she / it stuffs | /stʌfs/ /stʌfs/ |
| past simple stuffed | /stʌft/ /stʌft/ |
| past participle stuffed | /stʌft/ /stʌft/ |
| -ing form stuffing | /ˈstʌfɪŋ/ /ˈstʌfɪŋ/ |
- to fill a space or container tightly with something
- stuff A with B She had 500 envelopes to stuff with leaflets.
- stuff B in, into, under A She had 500 leaflets to stuff into envelopes.
- stuff something The fridge is stuffed to bursting.
- stuff something + adj. All the drawers were stuffed full of letters and papers.
Extra Examples- She stuffed her case with presents for the kids.
- She will be carrying a suitcase stuffed with cash.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- frantically
- hastily
- quickly
- …
- down
- in
- into
- …
- be stuffed full of something
- be stuffed to the brim (with something)
- be stuffed to the gills (with something)
- …
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- stuff something + adv./prep. to push something quickly and carelessly into a small space synonym shove
- She stuffed the money under a cushion.
- His hands were stuffed in his pockets.
- Robyn quickly stuffed clothes into an overnight bag.
- The police found the money that she'd stuffed down her dress.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- frantically
- hastily
- quickly
- …
- down
- in
- into
- …
- be stuffed full of something
- be stuffed to the brim (with something)
- be stuffed to the gills (with something)
- …
- stuff something to fill a vegetable, chicken, etc. with another type of food
- Are you going to stuff the turkey?
- stuffed peppers
- (informal) to eat a lot of food or too much food; to give somebody a lot or too much to eat
- stuff somebody/yourself He sat at the table stuffing himself.
- stuff somebody/yourself with something Don't stuff the kids with chocolate before their dinner.
- stuff your face We stuffed our faces at the party.
- [usually passive] to fill the dead body of an animal with material and preserve it, so that it keeps its original shape and appearance
- have something/be stuffed They had had their pet dog stuffed.
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting material for making clothes): shortening of Old French estoffe ‘material, furniture’, estoffer ‘equip, furnish’, from Greek stuphein ‘draw together’.
Idioms
See stuff in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionaryget stuffed
- (British English, informal) used to tell somebody in a rude and angry way to go away, or that you do not want something
- If they don’t offer you more money, tell them to get stuffed.
stuff it
- (informal) used to show that you have changed your mind about something or do not care about something
- I didn't want a part in the play, then I thought—stuff it—why not?
- Stuff it. At my age it doesn’t matter.
you, etc. can stuff something
- (informal) used to tell somebody in a rude and angry way that you do not want something
- I told them they could stuff their job.
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