stuff verb (FILL) - definition in British English Dictionary & Thesaurus

/stʌf/ v

Definition

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[T] to completely fill a container with something

Stuff the cushion and then sew up the final seam.

Under her bed, they found a bag stuffed with money.

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[T] informal to push something into a small space, often quickly or in a careless way

This case is absolutely full - I can't stuff another thing into it.

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[T] to fill the body of a dead animal with special material so that it looks as if it is still alive

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[T] mainly UK offensive (of a man) to have sex with a woman

(Definition of stuff verb (FILL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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