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Noun stuffing has 2 senses

stuffing, dressing - a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables
--₁ is a kind of concoction, mixture, intermixture
--₁ has particulars:
turkey stuffing; oyster stuffing, oyster dressing; forcemeat, farce

Derived form: verb stuff₇
stuffing - padding put in mattresses and cushions and upholstered furniture
--₂ is a kind of padding, cushioning
--₂ has particulars: batting, batten

Verb stuff has 7 senses

stuff - fill completely; "The child stuffed his pockets with candy"
--₁ is one way to fill, fill up, make full
Sample sentence:
They stuff the cart with boxes
thrust, stuff, shove, squeeze - press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"
--₂ is one way to push, force
Sample sentence:
They stuff the books into the box
stuff, lug, choke up, block - obstruct; "My nose is all stuffed"; "Her arteries are blocked"
--₃ is one way to clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest, choke, foul
Antonyms: unstuff, loosen up
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
gorge, ingurgitate, overindulge, glut, englut, stuff, engorge, overgorge, overeat, gormandize, gormandise, gourmandize, binge, pig out, satiate, scarf out - overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on icecream"
--₄ is one way to eat
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
stuff - treat with grease, fill, and prepare for mounting; "stuff a bearskin"
--₅ is one way to impregnate, saturate
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
stuff - fill tightly with a material; "stuff a pillow with feathers"; "The old lady wants to have her dead poodle stuffed by the taxidermist"
--₆ is one way to fill, fill up, make full

Derived form: noun stuffer₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s something with something
stuff - fill with a stuffing while cooking; "Have you stuffed the turkey yet?"
--₇ is one way to fill, fill up, make full

Derived form: noun stuffing₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s something with something