- to stuff with too much of something
- to upholster (furniture) with deep stuffing
overstuff
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overstuff
transitive verb
o·ver·stuffed, o·ver·stuff·ing, over·stuffs- To stuff too much into: overstuff a suitcase.
- To upholster (an armchair, for example) deeply and thickly.
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present overstuffs, present participle overstuffing, simple past and past participle overstuffed)
- To stuff to excess.
- To thoroughly cushion or upholster.
Origin
over- +"Ž stuff
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