stuffing
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ʌfɪŋ
Noun
stuffing (countable and uncountable, plural stuffings)
- The matter used to stuff hollow objects such as pillows and saddles.
- Any of many food items used to stuff another.
- stuffing for a Christmas turkey
- A mixture of oil and tallow used in softening and dressing leather.
- (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.
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
- antistuffing
- knock the stuffing out
Translations
matter used to stuff hollow objects
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food items used to stuff another
insertion of many copies of a word into a web page
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