Polyglot Dictionary

ausstopfen

/ˈaʊ̯sˌʃtɔpfn̩/

verb B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
stopft aus
past
stopfte aus
perfect
hat ausgestopft

Meaning

  1. to stuff

    Built from aus (out) + stopfen (to stuff).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • aus out
  • stopfen to stuff

Similar words

stopfen

ausstopfen specifically means taxidermy, stuffing an object fully, like a stuffed animal; stopfen is more general, stuffing or cramming, and also separately means "to darn" socks.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

empanturrar

empanturrar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to stuff."

Portuguese

rechear

rechear is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to stuff."

Practice

1 What does ausstopfen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Man ___ den Fuchs aus.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ausstopfen?

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