Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • transitive verb To stuff too much into.
  • transitive verb To upholster (an armchair, for example) deeply and thickly.

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  • verb To stuff to excess.
  • verb To thoroughly cushion or upholster.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb stuff too much

Etymologies

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over- +‎ stuff

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