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stuffing up

stuffing up is the present participle and gerund of stuff up.

Meaning of stuff up

Verb

stuff up (third-person singular simple present stuffs up, present participle stuffing up, simple past and past participle stuffed up)

  1. (slang, transitive) To ruin or harm.
    • Don't drink tonight, because it'll stuff you up before your business trip.
  2. (Australia, UK, intransitive, slang) To make a big mistake.
    • We lost the match because of the goalkeeper stuffing up.
  3. (transitive) To cause (the nasal passages) to be blocked.
    • My nose is all stuffed up so I'm speaking funny.

Questions about stuffing up

What is stuffing up the present participle and gerund of?
Stuffing up is the present participle and gerund of stuff up.

Words near stuffing up in the dictionary

  1. stuffing cucumber
  2. stuffing cucumbers
  3. stuffing one's face
  4. stuffing out
  5. stuffing the ballot box
  6. stuffing up
  7. stuffing-box
  8. stuffing-boxes
  9. stuffings
  10. Stuffle
  11. stuffless

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