2stuff verb
stuffs; stuffed; stuff·ing [+ obj] 1 : to fill (something) so that there is no room for anything else
▪ The boy stuffed his pockets with candy. ▪ She stuffed the laundry bag full. — often used figuratively ▪ The book is stuffed [=filled] with information. ▪ The students were stuffing their heads with facts. 2 : to push (something) quickly and carelessly into a small space — usually + into ▪ The boy stuffed the candy into his pockets. ▪ He tried to stuff [=cram] all his clothes into one suitcase. 3 : to put a seasoned mixture of food into (something that is being cooked)
▪ stuff a turkey ▪ stuff a pepper 4 : to fill the skin of (a dead animal) so that it looks the way it did when it was alive — often used as (be) stuffed ▪ He had the deer's head stuffed.
▪ The boy stuffed his pockets with candy. ▪ She stuffed the laundry bag full. — often used figuratively ▪ The book is stuffed [=filled] with information. ▪ The students were stuffing their heads with facts.
▪ stuff a turkey ▪ stuff a pepper
stuff it
informal — used as an angry and rude way to say that you do not want something or are not interested in something ▪ When they offered me the job I told them they could stuff it.
stuff the ballot box — see ballot box
stuff yourself or stuff your face
informal + often disapproving : to eat a large amount of food
▪ They stuffed themselves with pizza.
▪ They stuffed themselves with pizza.
