Synonyms

overstuff

American

[oh-ver-stuhf] / ˌoʊ vərˈstʌf /

verb (used with object)

to force too much into.

If you overstuff your suitcase, the fastenings may not hold.
Furniture. to cover completely with deep upholstery.

overstuff British

/ ˌəʊvəˈstʌf /

verb

to force too much into
to cover (furniture) entirely with upholstery

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Etymology

Origin of overstuff

First recorded in 1935–40; over- + stuff

Example Sentences

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Heaving her overstuffed carpetbag up onto the bench across from me, I undid the clasp.

From Literature

Yet this crowded race, which is overstuffed with well-funded candidates equipped to go the distance, might be won with as little as 15% of the primary electorate.

From Salon

Fortunately, the orchestra, under Mr. Armiliato’s astute leadership, did better than the overstuffed staging in making that point clear.

From The Wall Street Journal

Both the meal and the conversation had been a great deal to absorb, and she was feeling quite overstuffed, in head, heart, and tummy.

From Literature

The Times’ Joshua Rothkopf called it a “wildly ambitious, overstuffed city epic.”

From Los Angeles Times

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