stuffing Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables
dressing.
noun padding put in mattresses and cushions and upholstered furniture
verb cram into a cavity
stuff.
- The child stuffed candy into his pockets
verb press or force
thrust; squeeze; stuff; shove.
- Stuff money into an envelope
- She thrust the letter into his hand
verb obstruct
choke up; stuff; block; lug.
- My nose is all stuffed
- Her arteries are blocked
verb overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
engorge; gormandize; gormandise; overgorge; glut; overeat; satiate; englut; stuff; ingurgitate; overindulge; gorge; scarf out; gourmandize; binge; pig out.
- She stuffed herself at the dinner
- The kids binged on ice cream
verb treat with grease, fill, and prepare for mounting
stuff.
- stuff a bearskin
verb fill tightly with a material
stuff.
- stuff a pillow with feathers
verb fill with a stuffing while cooking
stuff; farce.
- Have you stuffed the turkey yet?

That which is used for filling anything; as, the stuffing of a saddle or cushion.
(Cookery) Any seasoning preparation used to stuff meat; especially, a composition of bread, condiments, spices, etc.; forcemeat; dressing.
A mixture of oil and tallow used in softening and dressing leather.