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1 a: to fill by packing things in : cram <the boy stuffed his pockets with candy> b: to fill to satiety : surfeit <stuffed themselves with turkey> c: to prepare (meat or vegetables) by filling or lining with a stuffing d: to fill (as a cushion) with a soft material e: to fill out the skin of (an animal) for mounting2 a: to fill by intellectual effort <stuffing their heads with facts> b: to pack full of something immaterial <a book stuffed with information>3: to fill or block up (as nasal passages)4 a: to cause to enter or fill : thrust <stuffed a lot of clothing into a laundry bag> b: to put (as a ball or puck) into a goal forcefully from close range5—used in the imperative to express contempt <if they didn't like it, stuff 'em
— Eric Clapton>
; often used in the phrases stuff it and get stuffed6: to stop (a ballcarrier) abruptly in a football game <stuffed the runner just short of a first down>
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