"stodge" meaning in All languages combined

See stodge on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /stɒd͡ʒ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stodge.wav [Southern-England] Forms: stodges [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒdʒ Etymology: Late 17th century, of "symbolic" origin, suggested by stuff and podge. Compare stog. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} stodge (countable and uncountable, plural stodges)
  1. (UK) Heavy, dull, often starchy food, such as a steamed pudding Tags: UK, countable, uncountable Translations (heavy, dull food): тежка храна (težka hrana) [feminine] (Bulgarian), mättö (Finnish), sfondastomaco [masculine] (Italian), bukfylla [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-stodge-en-noun-NVd-P~VX Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Foods Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 2 8 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 81 5 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 2 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 2 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 81 6 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 81 6 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 84 4 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 84 4 12 Disambiguation of Foods: 94 3 3 Disambiguation of 'heavy, dull food': 86 14
  2. (figurative) Anything dull and bland. Tags: countable, figuratively, uncountable
    Sense id: en-stodge-en-noun-YsF78lLr

Verb [English]

IPA: /stɒd͡ʒ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stodge.wav [Southern-England] Forms: stodges [present, singular, third-person], stodging [participle, present], stodged [participle, past], stodged [past]
Rhymes: -ɒdʒ Etymology: Late 17th century, of "symbolic" origin, suggested by stuff and podge. Compare stog. Head templates: {{en-verb}} stodge (third-person singular simple present stodges, present participle stodging, simple past and past participle stodged)
  1. (transitive) To stuff; to cram. Tags: transitive Derived forms: stodger, stodgy
    Sense id: en-stodge-en-verb-UOAWZ7G5

Inflected forms

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