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Definition of "overstuff" [overstuff]

  • To stuff too much into: overstuff a suitcase. (verb-transitive)
  • To upholster (an armchair, for example) deeply and thickly. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "overstuff" in a sentence
  • "For me it would be an overstuff chair that you just sink into to, with an ottoman to put me feet up on."
  • "Make sure that your upholsterer does not overstuff the seat cushions."
  • "You do not want to overstuff your spring roll or else it will just rip apart and become very un-fun to eat."
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