stuff

stuff

verb

Definition of STUFF

1

to close up so that no empty spaces remain <stuffed the box with tissue paper so the contents wouldn't rattle around>

Synonyms block, bung, dam, pack, plug, stop, stuff

Related Words choke, clog, close (off), clot, congest, jam, obstruct, occlude; caulk, chink, seal; repack, restuff

Near Antonyms excavate, hollow (out), scoop (out), shovel

2

to fill with food to capacity <kids who stuff themselves with junk food after school and then don't have any room for supper>

Synonyms cram, glut, sate, stuff, surfeit

Related Words gobble, gormandize, pig out; gulp, guzzle; cloy, fill; banquet, feast, regale

Near Antonyms diet, fast

3

to fit (people or things) into a tight space <stuffed all the kids into the back of the car>

Synonyms cram, crush, jam, ram, sandwich, shoehorn, squeeze, stuff, wedge

Related Words fill, heap, jam-pack, load, pack

4

to prevent passage through by filling with something <I can't smell anything, as my nose is all stuffed>

Synonyms block, choke, clot, congest, dam, gum (up), jam, obstruct, occlude, plug (up), stop (up), stuff

Related Words bung, cork, spile, stopper, stopple; fill, gridlock, pack; fur, silt; flood, glut, inundate, overwhelm, swamp

Near Antonyms excavate, hollow (out), scoop (out); empty, lighten

Antonyms clear, free, open (up), unblock, unclog, unplug, unstop

5

to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained <stuffed a whole suitcase with gifts for her relatives in Mexico>

Synonyms brim, charge, cram, heap, jam, jam-pack, load, pack, stuff

Related Words drench, flood, glut, swamp; bloat, bulk; crowd, crush, mat, press, ram, shove, squash, squeeze; refill, refresh, reload, repack, replenish; overcharge, overfill, overflow, saturate; honeycomb, penetrate

Near Antonyms lighten; deplete, drain, eliminate, exhaust; bleed, draw (off); clean, flush, purge, scour, sweep

Antonyms clear, empty, evacuate, vacate, void