Meaning
to cram, pack
- to squeeze, cram, or pack tightly into a confined space
- (in past participle, stipato) packed full, crammed
In a sentence
Hanno cercato di stipare tutte le valigie nel bagagliaio.
They tried to cram all the suitcases into the trunk.
Il vagone della metropolitana era stipato di pendolari all'ora di punta.
The subway car was crammed with commuters at rush hour.
Non possiamo stipare altri scatoloni in questo sgabuzzino.
We cannot cram any more boxes into this closet.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| stipare | infinitive |
| stipo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| stipi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| stipa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| stipiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| stipate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| stipano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| stipavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| stipavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| stipava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| stipavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| stipavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| stipavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| stipai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| stipasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| stipò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| stipammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| stipaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| stiparono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| stiperò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| stiperai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| stiperà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| stiperemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| stiperete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| stiperanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| stipi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| stipi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| stipi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| stipiamo |
Usage notes
- The past participle 'stipato' is very frequent as an adjective meaning 'jam-packed'.
- Reflexive 'stiparsi' means to cram oneself / crowd into a place.