stuffed

Thân thiện

I feel stuffed after that big meal.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Crammed with food: Feeling uncomfortably full after eating a large amount.
   • Filled with something: Packed tightly with a material or substance, often referring to a cavity or interior space.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • After the huge Thanksgiving dinner, I feel completely stuffed.
  • The children's toys were stuffed animals made of soft fabric and cotton.
  • She prepared a stuffed turkey with a breadcrumb and herb mixture.

Advanced Usage

• "to be stuffed": An informal expression meaning to be very full from eating.
  • I can't eat another bite; I'm stuffed.
• "stuffed up": (Phrasal verb/adjective) Describing a blocked nose, usually due to a cold.
  • I can't breathe properly because my nose is stuffed up.

Variants and Related Words

• Stuff (verb): To fill something tightly.
  • He stuffed his clothes into the suitcase.
• Stuffing (noun): The material used to fill something, especially a mixture of food used to fill poultry or vegetables.
  • The stuffing for the chicken is made with sausage and sage.

Synonyms

• Crammed: Packed tightly.
• Satiated: Satisfied, especially in terms of appetite.
• Packed: Filled to capacity.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Stuff into: To force something into a space.
  • He stuffed the papers into his bag.
• Stuff with: To fill something using a particular material.
  • The pillow was stuffed with feathers.

Related Idioms

• Stuffed shirt: A person who is very formal, pompous, and old-fashioned.
  • The new manager is a real stuffed shirt; he never jokes with the staff.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. crammed with food
   • a full stomach
   • I feel stuffed
2. filled with something
   • a stuffed turkey