stuffing
Pronunciation: /ˈstʌfɪŋ/
The English word “stuffing” has 8 meanings listed here.
noun
- The matter used to stuff hollow objects such as pillows and saddles.
- Any of many food items used to stuff another.
- The act of stuffing something with another thing.
- A mixture of oil and tallow used in softening and dressing leather.
- Severe defeat.
- The insertion of many copies of a word into a web page in an attempt to increase its search engine ranking.
- A tax loophole whereby a corporation acquires property that will result in a loss of revenue, purely in order to reduce its tax liability.
- An act of penetrative sexual intercourse.
Etymology
By surface analysis, stuff + -ing.
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