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Stopfen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cram verb To force or squeeze something into a tight space.
  • darn verb To mend a hole or worn patch in fabric by weaving thread back and forth across it.
  • pad noun A block of soft or absorbent material used for cushioning, cleaning, or protection.
  • plug noun A device with pins that connects an appliance to an electrical socket.
  • shive noun A slice, especially of bread.
  • stop verb To cease moving or to bring something to a halt.
  • stuff noun Miscellaneous items, belongings, or unspecified material.
  • tamp verb To plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod, or other material, as a hole bored in a rock.

Senses

Stopfen is used for these senses in English:

  • cram (transitive) To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to fill to superfluity.
  • darn (transitive, sewing) To repair by stitching with thread or yarn, particularly by using a needle to construct a weave across a damaged area of fabric.
  • pad (transitive) To furnish with a pad or padding.
  • plug Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole.
  • shive A flat, wide cork for plugging a large hole or closing a wide-mouthed bottle.
  • shut up (ergative, derogatory, often imperative) Of a person, to stop talking (said by someone, often one in authority, after one has said something annoying, irrelevant, or false, during a period of peace and quiet, or when one is not allowed to talk) or arguing, or (of a person or thing) making noise.
  • stop (transitive) To cause (something) to come to an end.
  • stuff (pronominal) To eat, especially in a hearty or greedy manner.

cram — full definition

  1. verb To force or squeeze something into a tight space.
  2. verb To study intensively in a short period, usually right before an exam.

darn — full definition

  1. verb To mend a hole or worn patch in fabric by weaving thread back and forth across it.
  2. intj A mild exclamation of annoyance, used as a softened substitute for "damn."

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