English Explanatory Dictionary

stuffing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of stuff
noun
  1. The matter used to stuff hollow objects such as pillows and saddles.
  2. Any of many food items used to stuff another.
  3. The act of stuffing something with another thing.
  4. A mixture of oil and tallow used in softening and dressing leather.
  5. Severe defeat.
  6. The insertion of many copies of a word into a web page in an attempt to increase its search engine ranking.
  7. A tax loophole whereby a corporation acquires property that will result in a loss of revenue, purely in order to reduce its tax liability.
  8. An act of penetrative sexual intercourse.

Pronunciation

/ˈstʌfɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stuffing.wav /ˈstʊfɪŋ/ /ˈstʊfɪŋɡ/

Word forms

stuffing stuffings

Etymology

By surface analysis, stuff + -ing.

Derived words

antistuffing beat the stuffing out of bit stuffing book stuffing cash stuffing channel stuffing credential stuffing diaper stuffing keyword stuffing knock the stuffing out of quote stuffing stuffing cucumber
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