"overstuff" meaning in English

See overstuff in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: overstuffs [present, singular, third-person], overstuffing [participle, present], overstuffed [participle, past], overstuffed [past]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English stuff English overstuff From over- + stuff. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|over-|stuff|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English stuff English overstuff [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*uber", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "ofer-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "over-", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "over-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "stuff", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "overstuff", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="overstuff"> From over- + stuff. Head templates: {{en-verb}} overstuff (third-person singular simple present overstuffs, present participle overstuffing, simple past and past participle overstuffed)
  1. (transitive) To stuff to excess. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overstuff-en-verb-EEBgr-Ti Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 90 10 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 87 13 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 87 13 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 85 15
  2. (transitive) To cover completely with soft upholstery. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overstuff-en-verb-CyiILhs5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: overstuffed [adjective], overstuffing [noun]

Inflected forms

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