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o⋅ver⋅stuff

[oh-ver-stuhf]
–verb (used with object)
1. to force too much into: If you overstuff your suitcase, the fastenings may not hold.
2. Furniture. to cover completely with deep upholstery.

Origin:
1935–40; over- + stuff
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o·ver·stuff   (ō'vər-stŭf')   
tr.v.   o·ver·stuffed, o·ver·stuff·ing, over·stuffs
  1. To stuff too much into: overstuff a suitcase.

  2. To upholster (an armchair, for example) deeply and thickly.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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