Skip to the article
Ordpar Norwegian–English dictionary

Article view Home 1 more entry for stappe1 artikkel til for stappe

stappe homograph 2

verbverb

to stuff, to cram · to mash

EtymologyOpphav

norrønt stappa; samme opprinnelse som stampe (II)to tamp down Old Norse stappa; same origin as stampe (II)to tamp down

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. pakke hardt sammen og fylle eller tette noe to pack tightly together and fill or plug something
    • de stappet mose i veggsprekkene they stuffed moss into the cracks in the wall
    • stappe klærne i ryggsekken to cram the clothes into the rucksack
  2. fylle med noe en pakker hardt sammen;
    stoppe (I, 1)to stuff
    to fill with something one packs in tightly;
    to stuffstoppe (I, 1)
    • stappe pipa to pack a pipe
  3. putte eller stikke gjennom en åpning to put or push through an opening
    • han stapper hendene i lomma he stuffs his hands in his pockets
  4. røre sammen;
    knuse (1)to crush, mose (III)to mash · to purée, to crush to a pulp
    to mix together;
    to crushknuse (1), to mashmose (III)
    • stappe potetene i sausen to mash the potatoes into the sauce

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

stappe i seg spise store mengder i full fart to eat large quantities at top speed Eng. phraseto stuff oneself