stodge

UK: /stɒdʒ/ US: (stoj)

Inflections of 'stodge' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

stodges

v 3rd person singular

stodging

v pres p

stodged

v past

stodged

v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

stodge  (stoj), v., stodged, stodg•ing, n. 
v.t. 

1. to stuff full, esp. with food or drink;
   gorge.

v.i. 

2. to trudge:
   to stodge along through the mire.

n. 

3. food that is particularly filling.

• 1665–75; origin, originally uncertain; in some senses perh. blend of, blended stoff (earlier form of stuff) and gorge

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

stodge / stɒdʒ/ noun

1. heavy filling starchy food
2. a dull person or subject

verb

1. to stuff (oneself or another) with food

Etymology: 17th Century: perhaps a blend of stuff + podge