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stuffing

/ˈstʌfɪŋ/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To fill by packing or crowding something into; to cram with something; to load to excess.
  2. To fill a space with (something) in a compressed manner.
  3. To fill with seasoning.
  4. To load goods into (a container) for transport.
  5. (used in the passive) To sate.
  6. (pronominal) To eat, especially in a hearty or greedy manner.
  7. The matter used to stuff hollow objects such as pillows and saddles.
  8. Any of many food items used to stuff another.
  9. A mixture of oil and tallow used in softening and dressing leather.
  10. The insertion of many copies of a word into a web page in an attempt to increase its search engine ranking.
  11. A tax loophole whereby a corporation acquires property that will result in a loss of revenue, purely in order to reduce its tax liability.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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