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stuffs up

stuffs up is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 stuffs up

What is stuffs up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Stuffs up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stuff up.

Words near stuffs up in the dictionary

  1. stuffless
  2. stuffs
  3. stuffs one's face
  4. stuffs out
  5. stuffs the ballot box
  6. stuffs up
  7. stuffy
  8. stuft
  9. STUFTs
  10. Stugard
  11. stuggy

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