stuffing
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]By surface analysis, stuff + -ing.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈstʌfɪŋ/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ʌfɪŋ
Verb
[edit]stuffing
- present participle and gerund of stuff
Noun
[edit]stuffing (countable and uncountable, plural stuffings)
- The matter used to stuff hollow objects such as pillows and saddles.
- The stuffing is made of synthetic goose down.
- Any of many food items used to stuff another.
- stuffing for a Christmas turkey
- The act of stuffing something with another
- I'll make the sauce if you do the stuffing of the chicken.
- A mixture of oil and tallow used in softening and dressing leather.
- Severe defeat
- United were given an absolute stuffing by City.
- (Internet) The insertion of many copies of a word into a web page in an attempt to increase its search engine ranking.
- (US, finance, law) A tax loophole whereby a corporation acquires property that will result in a loss of revenue, purely in order to reduce its tax liability.
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[edit]Translations
[edit]matter used to stuff hollow objects
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food items used to stuff another
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insertion of many copies of a word into a web page
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