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adjective

Definition of stuffednext
1
as in filled
containing or seeming to contain the greatest quantity or number possible had never seen shelves so stuffed with books

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2
as in full
having one's appetite completely satisfied we were still stuffed from our huge breakfast and didn't want lunch

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stuffed

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verb

past tense of stuff
1
as in packed
to close up so that no empty spaces remain stuffed the box with tissue paper so the contents wouldn't rattle around

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

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as in crammed
to fit (people or things) into a tight space stuffed all the kids into the back of the car

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

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

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stuffed
  1. full
  2. filled
  3. blocked
  4. packed
  5. obstructed
  6. loaded
  7. wedged
  8. jammed
Adjective
  • The fields of law and insurance are extremely complicated for the layperson, with documents full of terms and concepts that may as well be a foreign language to those unfamiliar with them.
    Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Inside the exam hall, a big room with long windows, full of quiet, Gabriel felt unfettered.
    Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of full
Verb
  • His social media accounts are filled with photos of his yacht, his cars and his 7,000-acre ranch.
    Andy Rose, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • His calendar is filled with SLT (senior leadership team) and LRP (long-range planning) meetings and reviews of P2Ms (product to market).
    Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of filled
Verb
  • The state judge ruled the merger violated state consumer protection law and the federal case blocked the merger nationwide.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Topline Grocery store chain Albertsons formally terminated nearly $25 billion merger agreement with rival Kroger on Wednesday, a day after a federal judge blocked the deal—with Albertsons filing a lawsuit accusing Kroger of failing to win regulatory approval for the agreement.
    Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of blocked
Adjective
  • Luckily that doesn’t require braving packed grocery stores and spending hours in the kitchen.
    Samantha Nelson, Chicago Tribune, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The former is now in Texas working alongside Jimmy while being berated by new boss Travis, and the latter is at a cowboy bar catching a packed country music show.
    Matt Cabral, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of packed
Verb
  • Many also struggle with epiphora, where tear ducts are obstructed, resulting in constant eye discharge.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The Associated Press said ambulances and other emergency vehicles were seen turning around after being obstructed by these makeshift roadblocks.
    Mushtaq Yusufzai, NBC News, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of obstructed
Verb
  • The researchers successfully loaded the flower particles with a cancer drug and injected them into mice.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The conical web is now spring loaded.
    Ari Daniel, NPR, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of loaded
Verb
  • As seen in the video, Ferguson — unable to fully open the door, which had become wedged against another vehicle — aims his weapon at police from inside the car, at which point the officers immediately open fire.
    Gardiner Anderson, New York Daily News, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Their response is rather firm and hard to modulate—like a tennis ball is wedged beneath the brake pedal—but Kalmar says a new master cylinder will be fitted to production cars for a more progressive feel.
    Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of wedged
Verb
  • Videos circulating online showed a highway jammed with cars full of people fleeing Homs, a city with a large population belonging to Assad’s Alawite sect, seen as his core supporters.
    Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
  • During the shooting the gun jammed several times but the gunman was able to unjam it and continue firing shots, NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said, Gothamist reported.
    Chandelis Duster, NPR, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of jammed
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