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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Stuffing \Stuff"ing\, n.
     1. That which is used for filling anything; as, the stuffing
        of a saddle or cushion.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Cookery) Any seasoning preparation used to stuff meat;
        especially, a composition of bread, condiments, spices,
        etc.; forcemeat; dressing.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A mixture of oil and tallow used in softening and dressing
        leather.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Stuffing box, a device for rendering a joint impervious
        where there is a hole through which a movable cylindrical
        body, as the paston rod of a steam engine, or the plunger
        of a pump, slides back and forth, or in which a shaft
        turns. It usually consists of a box or chamber, made by an
        enlargement of part of the hole, forming a space around
        the rod or shaft for containing packing which is
        compressed and made to fill the space closely by means of
        a sleeve, called the gland, which fits loosely around the
        rod, and is pressed upon the packing by bolts or other
        means.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Sometimes this crook drew hazel bought adown,
              And stuffed her apron wide with nuts so brown.
                                                    --Gay.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Lest the gods, for sin,
              Should with a swelling dropsy stuff thy skin.
                                                    --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To thrust or crowd; to press; to pack.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Put roses into a glass with a narrow mouth, stuffing
              them close together . . . and they retain smell and
              color.                                --Bacon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To fill by being pressed or packed into.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              With inward arms the dire machine they load,
              And iron bowels stuff the dark abode. --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Cookery) To fill with a seasoning composition of bread,
        meat, condiments, etc.; as, to stuff a turkey.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To obstruct, as any of the organs; to affect with some
        obstruction in the organs of sense or respiration.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I'm stuffed, cousin; I can not smell. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. To fill the skin of, for the purpose of preserving as a
        specimen; -- said of birds or other animals.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. To form or fashion by packing with the necessary material.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     8. To crowd with facts; to cram the mind of; sometimes, to
        crowd or fill with false or idle tales or fancies.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     9. To put fraudulent votes into (a ballot box). [U. S.]
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Stuffing \Stuff"ing\, n.
     1. That which is used for filling anything; as, the stuffing
        of a saddle or cushion.
  
     2. (Cookery) Any seasoning preparation used to stuff meat;
        especially, a composition of bread, condiments, spices,
        etc.; forcemeat; dressing.
  
     3. A mixture of oil and tallow used in softening and dressing
        leather.
  
     Stuffing box, a device for rendering a joint impervious
        where there is a hole through which a movable cylindrical
        body, as the paston rod of a steam engine, or the plunger
        of a pump, slides back and forth, or in which a shaft
        turns. It usually consists of a box or chamber, made by an
        enlargement of part of the hole, forming a space around
        the rod or shaft for containing packing which is
        compressed and made to fill the space closely by means of
        a sleeve, called the gland, which fits loosely around the
        rod, and is pressed upon the packing by bolts or other
        means.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.
  
              Sometimes this crook drew hazel bought adown, And
              stuffed her apron wide with nuts so brown. --Gay.
  
              Lest the gods, for sin, Should with a swelling
              dropsy stuff thy skin.                --Dryden.
  
     2. To thrust or crowd; to press; to pack.
  
              Put roses into a glass with a narrow mouth, stuffing
              them close together . . . and they retain smell and
              color.                                --Bacon.
  
     3. To fill by being pressed or packed into.
  
              With inward arms the dire machine they load, And
              iron bowels stuff the dark abode.     --Dryden.
  
     4. (Cookery) To fill with a seasoning composition of bread,
        meat, condiments, etc.; as, to stuff a turkey.
  
     5. To obstruct, as any of the organs; to affect with some
        obstruction in the organs of sense or respiration.
  
              I'm stuffed, cousin; I can not smell. --Shak.
  
     6. To fill the skin of, for the purpose of preserving as a
        specimen; -- said of birds or other animals.
  
     7. To form or fashion by packing with the necessary material.
  
              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.
  
     8. To crowd with facts; to cram the mind of; sometimes, to
        crowd or fill with false or idle tales or fancies.
  
     9. To put fraudulent votes into (a ballot box). [U. S.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  stuffing
       n 1: a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and
            vegetables [syn: dressing]
       2: padding put in mattresses and cushions and upholstered
          furniture

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  stuffing
     n.
     1 The matter used to stuff hollow objects such as pillows and
  saddles.
     2 Any of many food items used to stuff another.
     3 A mixture of oil and tallow used in softening and dressing leather.
     4 Severe defeat
     5 (lb en internet) The insertion of many copies of a word into a web
  page in an attempt to increase its search engine ranking.
     6 (lb en US finance legal) A tax loophole whereby a corporation
  acquires property that will result in a loss of revenue, purely in order
  to reduce its tax liability.
     vb.
     (present participle of en stuff nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  stuffing
     n.
     1 The matter used to stuff hollow objects such as pillows and
  saddles.
     2 Any of many food items used to stuff another.
     3 A mixture of oil and tallow used in softening and dressing leather.
     4 Severe defeat
     5 (lb en internet) The insertion of many copies of a word into a web
  page in an attempt to increase its search engine ranking.
     6 (lb en US finance legal) A tax loophole whereby a corporation
  acquires property that will result in a loss of revenue, purely in order
  to reduce its tax liability.
     vb.
     (present participle of en stuff nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  stuffing
     n.
     1 The matter used to stuff hollow objects such as pillows and
  saddles.
     2 Any of many food items used to stuff another.
     3 A mixture of oil and tallow used in softening and dressing leather.
     4 Severe defeat
     5 (lb en internet) The insertion of many copies of a word into a web
  page in an attempt to increase its search engine ranking.
     6 (lb en US finance legal) A tax loophole whereby a corporation
  acquires property that will result in a loss of revenue, purely in order
  to reduce its tax liability.
     vb.
     (present participle of en stuff nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  stuffing
     n.
     1 The matter used to stuff hollow objects such as pillows and
  saddles.
     2 Any of many food items used to stuff another.
     3 A mixture of oil and tallow used in softening and dressing leather.
     4 Severe defeat
     5 (lb en internet) The insertion of many copies of a word into a web
  page in an attempt to increase its search engine ranking.
     6 (lb en US finance legal) A tax loophole whereby a corporation
  acquires property that will result in a loss of revenue, purely in order
  to reduce its tax liability.
     vb.
     (present participle of en stuff nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  stuffing
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm s tuff ing)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Stuffing /stˈʌfɪŋ/
  الحشوة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  stuffing //ˈstʌfɪŋ// 
  1. плънка
  food items used to stuff another
  2. пълнеж
  matter used to stuff hollow objects

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  stuffing /stˈʌfɪŋ/
  nádivka

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  stuffing /stˈʌfɪŋ/ 
  vycpávka

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  stuffing /stˈʌfɪŋ/
  Mischfüllung , Füllsel , Farce 
     Synonym: forcemeat
  
   see: filling, fish filling, salpicon, meat filling, salpicon, fruit filling
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  stuffing /stˈʌfɪŋ/
  Wattierung , Füllung  [textil.]
     Synonyms: wadding, padding
  
   see: waddings, paddings, stuffings
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  stuffing /stˈʌfɪŋ/
  stopfend, ausstopfend, voll stopfend, füllend, polsternd
   see: stuff, stuffed, stuffs, stuffed, stuffed animal
  

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  stuffing /stˈʌfɪŋ/
  1. kipárnázás
  2. megtöltés
  3. zsírozószer
  4. tömés
  5. betömés
  6. falás
  7. ingyenpublikum
  8. zabálás
  9. töltelék
  10. tömítés
  11. kitömés
  12. tömôanyag
  13. bôrolaj

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  stuffing //ˈstʌfɪŋ// 
  ファルシ, ファルス
  food items used to stuff another

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  stuffing /stʌfıŋ/
  1. kamšalas, įdaras
  2. kimšimas

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  stuffing /stʌfiŋ/
  opvulsel, vulling, vulsel

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  stuffing /stʌfɪŋ/ 
    nadzienie, farsz

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  stuffing /stʌfiŋ/
  recheio

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  stuffing //ˈstʌfɪŋ// 
  1. fyllning
  food items used to stuff another
  2. stoppning
  matter used to stuff hollow objects

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈstəfɪŋ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  143 Moby Thesaurus words for "stuffing":
     Apician, abdomen, all-devouring, anhydration, anus, appendix,
     blast-freezing, blind gut, bolting, bonus, bottling, bowels, brain,
     brining, bush, bushing, canning, cecum, colon, corning, cramming,
     crapulent, crapulous, curing, decoration, dehydration, desiccation,
     doubling, doublure, dressing, dry-curing, drying, duodenum,
     edacious, embalming, endocardium, entrails, evaporation, extra,
     extra added attraction, extra dash, facing, farce, filigree,
     filler, filling, fillip, flourish, forcemeat, foregut,
     freeze-drying, freezing, frill, fuming, gasket, giblets, gizzard,
     gland, glutting, gluttonizing, gluttonous, gobbling, gorging,
     greedy, gulping, guts, guttling, guzzling, heart, hindgut, hoggish,
     hyperphagic, inlay, inlayer, innards, inner mechanism, insatiable,
     insides, insole, intemperate, interlineation, internals, intestine,
     inwards, irradiation, jejunum, jerking, kidney, kishkes, lagniappe,
     large intestine, liner, lining, liver, liver and lights, lung,
     marination, midgut, mummification, omnivorous, ornament, packing,
     padding, perineum, pickling, piggish, polyphagic, potting, premium,
     pump, pylorus, quick-freezing, rapacious, ravenous, rectum,
     refrigeration, salting, seasoning, small intestine, smoking,
     something extra, spleen, stomach, stopping, superaddition, swinish,
     tampon, tar, taxidermy, ticker, tinning, trimming, tripes, twist,
     vermiform appendix, viscera, vitals, voracious, wadding, wainscot,
     wolfing, works, wrinkle
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 填塞物,剥制,填料;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 填塞物,剥制,填料

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