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OVERSTUFF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does overstuff mean? 

OVERSTUFF (verb)
  The verb OVERSTUFF has 1 sense:

1. stuff too muchplay

  Familiarity information: OVERSTUFF used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


OVERSTUFF (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they overstuff  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it overstuffs  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: overstuffed  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: overstuffed  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: overstuffing  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Stuff too much

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

The pillow was overstuffed

Hypernyms (to "overstuff" is one way to...):

stuff (cram into a cavity)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something


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