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stuff (verb), stuffs; stuffed; stuffing
1. To pile up, to fill, to cram, to load, or to heap: Irene stuffed the trunk with her winter clothes.

Kelsey stuffed the cushions with down or small soft feathers.

Maude stuffed herself with chocolate candy.

2. To fill the skin of a dead animal so it looks the way it did when it was living: For some people, it seems barbaric to stuff animals for decorative reasons.
3. To load or to jam in: Grace said, "Kermit, just stuff the laundry into the washing machine, put in the soap, and then turn the machine on."
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stuffing (s) (noun), stuffings (pl)
1. The filling, wadding, or other soft material that is used to fill a pillow, cushion, etc.: Dana used a special cotton as stuffing for the dolls she was making.

Cassie made several cushions with stuffings of small feathers or down.

2. A seasoned mixture of food that is placed inside another food and cooked: Frankie added walnuts to her turkey stuffing for better flavoring.
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