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stuffed

STUFT/stʌft/

6 meanings of stuffed

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Packed tightly and completely full of some material or substance.

    Like a suitcase so full of clothes you can barely zip it shut.

    The drawer was so stuffed that it would not close.

    His pockets were stuffed with candy wrappers.

    Similarpacked, jammed, full, filled, bursting

    Oppositeempty, bare

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  2. 2
    adjectiveslang
    Having eaten so much that you feel completely full.

    Like a balloon filled with as much air as it can hold.

    I'm so stuffed I can't eat another bite.

    We were all stuffed after the big dinner.

    Similarfull, sated, satiated, replete, gorged

    Oppositehungry, starving, famished, ravenous

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  3. 3
    adjective
    Filled with a tasty mixture, like meat, rice, or bread.

    Like a pillow with the soft filling tucked inside.

    We had stuffed peppers for dinner last night.

    The stuffed mushrooms disappeared within minutes at the party.

    Similarfilled

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  4. 4
    verb
    Past tense and past participle of stuff. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.

    She stuffed the turkey before putting it in the oven.

    He stuffed his bag with snacks for the trip.

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  5. 5
    adjectiveAustraliaIrelandNew ZealandUK
    Broken and no longer working, or stuck in a bad situation with little hope.

    Like a toy that breaks and can never be fixed again.

    The old washing machine is completely stuffed.

    If we miss the last train, we're really stuffed.

    Similarbroken, busted, faulty, down, knackered

    Oppositeworking, functional, fine, operational

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  6. 6
    adjectivecolloquialAustraliaIrelandNew ZealandUK
    Feeling very tired, weak, and completely worn out.

    Like a phone battery that has run all the way down.

    I'm absolutely stuffed after that long walk.

    By bedtime the kids were too stuffed to argue.

    Similartired, exhausted, drained, weary, fatigued

    Oppositerested, fresh, energetic

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stuffed is a form of stuff

stuff, verb: To fill something very full, or to push something quickly into a small space. Full entry

Forms
stuffstuffs he/she/itstuffing -ing formstuffed past tense, past participle
Spelling
stuff → stuffed: add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /t/.

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Origin

From the word "stuff" plus the ending "-ed".