overstuffs
Fills beyond capacity
Overstuffs is the third-person singular of overstuff, meaning to fill beyond comfortable capacity.
Furniture is overstuffed when packed tight with padding: an overstuffed armchair.
A person overstuffs a suitcase by cramming in too much, or overstuffs themselves by eating past fullness: Every Thanksgiving, he overstuffs himself and regrets it.
Breaking from internal pressure
- brimmingFull to the top
- overflowingExceeding capacity, spilling out
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- ballooningSwelling or aerial drifting
distending · stretching · bloating · engorging · protruding · straining · splitting · bulges
Soft padded supports
- paddingMaterial for cushioning
- fillingMaterial placed within
- battingSwinging at pitches
- foamBubble-filled substance
pillows · furniture · bolsters · seats · mattresses · quilts · bedding · plumping
Fills tightly with items
- jamsCooked fruit spreads
- cramsStuffs or studies hastily
- squeezesApplies compressing force
- wedgesTapered pieces for leverage
forces · shoves · compresses · squishes · rams · crowds · fills · loads
Episodes of excess
- overfeedsSupplies excessive nourishment
- gorgesSteep-walled river valleys
- overindulgesConsumes to excess
- feastsGrand ceremonial meals
gluts · satiates · engorges · force-feeds · pigs out · overserves · overfills · fattens
Climbs onto or riding horses
- preservesCooked fruit in sugar
- paddingMaterial for cushioning
- formsVarieties or documents
- specimensRepresentative items for examination
trophies · hides · pelts · cotton · sawdust · polyurethane · glass eyes · poses
Weighty obligations borne
- overwhelmsConquers by superior force
- overburdensLoads beyond capacity
- strainsVarieties, injuries, or sifts
- taxesMandatory government payments
swamps · inundates · overloads · encumbers · weighs down · saddles · bogs down · overworks
bursting
Breaking from internal pressure
- brimmingFull to the top
- overflowingExceeding capacity, spilling out
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
ballooning · distending · stretching · bloating · engorging · protruding · straining · splitting · bulges · puffing
cushions
Soft padded supports
foam · pillows · furniture · bolsters · seats · mattresses · quilts · bedding · plumping · fluffing
packs
Fills tightly with items
wedges · forces · shoves · compresses · squishes · rams · crowds · fills · loads · piles
binges
Episodes of excess
- overfeedsSupplies excessive nourishment
- gorgesSteep-walled river valleys
- overindulgesConsumes to excess
feasts · gluts · satiates · engorges · force-feeds · pigs out · overserves · overfills · fattens · bloats
mounts
Climbs onto or riding horses
specimens · trophies · hides · pelts · cotton · sawdust · polyurethane · glass eyes · poses · displays
burdens
Weighty obligations borne
- overwhelmsConquers by superior force
- overburdensLoads beyond capacity
- strainsVarieties, injuries, or sifts
taxes · swamps · inundates · overloads · encumbers · weighs down · saddles · bogs down · overworks · maxes out
overstuffsunderfills
Dispenses too little
empties · depletes · hollows out · drains · shortchanges
- overstuffed chairHeavily cushioned armchair