Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun stuffing

2 senses of stuffing

Sense 1
stuffing, dressing -- (a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables)
       => concoction, mixture, intermixture -- (any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients; "he volunteered to taste her latest concoction"; "he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade")

Sense 2
stuffing -- (padding put in mattresses and cushions and upholstered furniture)
       => padding, cushioning -- (artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort)

Antonyms of verb stuff

1 of 7 senses of stuff

Sense 3
stuff, lug, choke up, block -- (obstruct; "My nose is all stuffed"; "Her arteries are blocked")
       Antonym of unstuff (Sense 1)
      => unstuff, loosen up -- (cause to become unblocked; "The medicine unstuffed my nose in minutes!")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb stuff

7 senses of stuff

Sense 1
stuff -- (cram into a cavity; "The child stuffed candy into his pockets")
       => cram -- (put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled; "cram books into the suitcase")

Sense 2
thrust, stuff, shove, squeeze -- (press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand")
       => push, force -- (move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner")

Sense 3
stuff, lug, choke up, block -- (obstruct; "My nose is all stuffed"; "Her arteries are blocked")
       => clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest, choke, foul -- (become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up")

Sense 4
gorge, ingurgitate, overindulge, glut, englut, stuff, engorge, overgorge, overeat, gormandize, gormandise, gourmandize, binge, pig out, satiate, scarf out -- (overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on ice cream")
       => eat -- (eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation")

Sense 5
stuff -- (treat with grease, fill, and prepare for mounting; "stuff a bearskin")
       => impregnate, saturate -- (infuse or fill completely; "Impregnate the cloth with alcohol")

Sense 6
stuff -- (fill tightly with a material; "stuff a pillow with feathers")
       => fill, fill up, make full -- (make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride")

Sense 7
farce, stuff -- (fill with a stuffing while cooking; "Have you stuffed the turkey yet?")
       => fill, fill up, make full -- (make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride")

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