stuffed
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- 3Filled 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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- 4Past 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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- 5Broken 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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stuffed is a form of stuff
stuff, verb: To fill something very full, or to push something quickly into a small space. Full entry
- Spelling
- stuff → stuffed: add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /t/.
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Origin
From the word "stuff" plus the ending "-ed".