From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Stuff \Stuff\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stuffed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Stuffing}.] [OE. stoffen; cf. OF. estoffer, F. ['e]toffer,
to put stuff in, to stuff, to line, also, OF. estouffer to
stifle, F. ['e]touffer; both perhaps of Teutonic origin, and
akin to E. stop. Cf. {Stop}, v. t., {Stuff}, n.]
1. To fill by crowding something into; to cram with
something; to load to excess; as, to stuff a bedtick.
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Sometimes this crook drew hazel bought adown,
And stuffed her apron wide with nuts so brown.
--Gay.
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Lest the gods, for sin,
Should with a swelling dropsy stuff thy skin.
--Dryden.
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2. To thrust or crowd; to press; to pack.
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Put roses into a glass with a narrow mouth, stuffing
them close together . . . and they retain smell and
color. --Bacon.
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3. To fill by being pressed or packed into.
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With inward arms the dire machine they load,
And iron bowels stuff the dark abode. --Dryden.
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4. (Cookery) To fill with a seasoning composition of bread,
meat, condiments, etc.; as, to stuff a turkey.
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5. To obstruct, as any of the organs; to affect with some
obstruction in the organs of sense or respiration.
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I'm stuffed, cousin; I can not smell. --Shak.
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6. To fill the skin of, for the purpose of preserving as a
specimen; -- said of birds or other animals.
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7. To form or fashion by packing with the necessary material.
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An Eastern king put a judge to death for an
iniquitous sentence, and ordered his hide to be
stuffed into a cushion, and placed upon the
tribunal. --Swift.
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8. To crowd with facts; to cram the mind of; sometimes, to
crowd or fill with false or idle tales or fancies.
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9. To put fraudulent votes into (a ballot box). [U. S.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
filled \filled\ adj.
1. containing as much or as many as is possible or normal;
as, filled to overflowing. Opposite of {empty}. [Narrower
terms: {abounding in(predicate), abounding
with(predicate), bristling with(predicate), full
of(predicate), overflowing, overflowing with(predicate),
rich in(predicate), rife with(predicate), thick
with(predicate)}; {brimful, brimful of(predicate),
brimfull, brimfull of(predicate), brimming, brimming
with(predicate)}; {chockablock(predicate),
chock-full(predicate), chockfull(predicate),
chockful(predicate), choke-full(predicate),
chuck-full(predicate), cram full}; {congested, engorged};
{crawling with(predicate), overrun with, swarming,
swarming with(predicate), teeming, teeming
with(predicate)}; {flooded, inundated, swamped ; {glutted,
overfull}; {heavy with(predicate) ; {laden, loaded ;
{overladen, overloaded ; {stuffed ; {stuffed}; {well-lined
]
Syn: full.
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2. entirely of one substance with no holes inside. Opposite
of {hollow}.
Syn: solid.
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3. having appointments throughout the course of a period; --
of an appointment schedule; as, My calendar is filled for
the week. Opposite of {unoccupied} and {free}
Syn: occupied.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stuffed
adj 1: filled with something; "a stuffed turkey"
2: crammed with food; "a full stomach"; "I feel stuffed"
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