stuff out
C1 informal separable transitive
In simple words
Put out a flame or fire by covering it or pressing it.
Literal meaning: To stuff (pack or press) something out — smothering a flame by pressing or covering.
Meanings
1 C1 informal
To extinguish a flame or burning object by smothering or pressing it.
"He stuffed out the candle with his bare fingers."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Very rare. Mostly encountered in dialectal or archaic usage. Learners should prefer 'put out', 'stub out', or 'snuff out' in almost all contexts.
Commonly used with
candle flame cigarette
Forms
Base
stuff out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
stuffs out
he/she/it
Past simple
stuffed out
yesterday
Past participle
stuffed out
have + pp
-ing form
stuffing out
continuous
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