stuff

[ stuhf ]

/ stʌf /

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noun

the material of which anything is made: a hard, crystalline stuff.

material to be worked upon or to be used in making something: wood, steel, and other stuff for building.

material of some unspecified kind: a cushion filled with some soft stuff.

Chiefly British. woven material or fabric, especially wool.

property, as personal belongings or equipment; things.

something to be swallowed, as food, drink, or medicine.

inward character, qualities, or capabilities: to have good stuff in one.

Informal. action or talk of a particular kind: kid stuff; Cut out the rough stuff.

worthless things or matter: to clean the stuff out of a closet.

worthless or foolish ideas, talk, or writing: a lot of stuff and nonsense.

Sports.

Baseball. the assortment of pitches that a pitcher uses in a game together with the ability to deliver them in the proper manner at the right speed to the desired spot: He saved his best stuff for the tougher hitters in the lineup.
spin or speed imparted to a ball, as by a baseball pitcher, a bowler, or a tennis player: a pitch with plenty of stuff.

Informal. journalistic, literary, artistic, dramatic, musical, or other compositions or performances: Bach composed some splendid stuff.

Informal. one's trade, skill, field, facts, etc.: She knows her stuff.

Slang. any kind of drug, especially an illicit one.

Also called stock. Papermaking. refined and beaten wet pulp ready for spreading on the wire.

verb (used with object)

to fill (a receptacle), especially by packing the contents closely together; cram full.

to fill (an aperture, cavity, etc.) by forcing something into it.

to fill or line with some kind of material as a padding or packing.

to fill or cram (oneself, one's stomach, etc.) with food.

to fill (meat, vegetables, etc.) with seasoned bread crumbs or other savory matter.

to fill the preserved skin of (a dead animal) with material, retaining its natural form and appearance for display.

to put fraudulent votes into (a ballot box).

to thrust or cram (something) into a receptacle, cavity, or the like.

to pack tightly in a confined place; crowd together.

to crowd (a vehicle, room, etc.) with persons.

to clutter or fill (the mind) with facts, details, etc.

(in leather manufacturing) to treat (a skin, hide, etc.) with a composition of tallow and other ingredients.

to stop up or plug; block or choke (usually followed by up).

verb (used without object)

to cram oneself with food; eat gluttonously; gorge.

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Origin of stuff

1300–50; (v.) late Middle English stuffen to equip, furnish < Old French estoffer literally, to stuff < Frankish *stopfōn, *stoppōn (see stop); (noun) Middle English < Old French estoffe, derivative of the v.

synonym study for stuff

1–3. See matter.

OTHER WORDS FROM stuff

stuff·less, adjective re·stuff, verb (used with object) un·der·stuff, verb (used with object) un·stuff, verb (used with object)

un·stuffed, adjective well-stuffed, adjective

Words nearby stuff

studly, studwork, study, study group, study hall, stuff, stuff and nonsense, stuff gown, stuff it, stuff one's face, stuff shot

Example sentences from the Web for stuffed

Try these 12 expert-backed tips to make it through turkey day without feeling like a stuffed, well, you know.

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Some of the stuffed animals that have come out of the taxidermy classes are on display in the new institution.

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It quickly became apparent that Grace had stuffed six or seven pebbles in there.

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Yesterday morning, my in-box was stuffed to the gunwales with alarming messages alerting me to…to what?

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Some childhood totem, like a stuffed animal . . . or a sled?

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It was a common belief on that street that his fortune was stuffed away in some of the threadbare cushions.

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On the way home they beat him, and one stuffed some nettles inside his collar.

Dame Care |Hermann Sudermann
Stuffed olives are used principally in sauces, or as a garnish for meats and fish.

The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book |Victor Hirtzler
Colonel Nordsen removed tobacco from a pouch, stuffed his pipe, lit up.

Next Door, Next World |Robert Donald Locke
He casts a shadow over the skeleton fish and stuffed crocodiles and other monstrous animals hanging from the ceiling.

The Standard Galleries - Holland |Esther Singleton

British Dictionary definitions for stuffed (1 of 2)

stuffed

/ (stʌft) /

adjective

filled with something, esp (of poultry and other food) filled with stuffing

(foll by up) (of the nasal passages) blocked with mucus

get stuffed! British slang an exclamation of contemptuous anger or annoyance, esp against another person

British Dictionary definitions for stuffed (2 of 2)

stuff

/ (stʌf) /

verb (mainly tr)

to pack or fill completely; cram

(intr) to eat large quantities

to force, shove, or squeeze to stuff money into a pocket

to fill (food such as poultry or tomatoes) with a stuffing

to fill (an animal's skin) with material so as to restore the shape of the live animal

slang to have sexual intercourse with (a woman)

tanning to treat (an animal skin or hide) with grease

US and Canadian to fill (a ballot box) with a large number of fraudulent votes

(in marine transport) to pack (a container) See also stuffing and stripping

slang to ruin, frustrate, or defeat

noun

the raw material or fabric of something

woollen cloth or fabric

any general or unspecified substance or accumulation of objects

stupid or worthless actions, speech, ideas, etc

subject matter, skill, etc he knows his stuff

a slang word for money

slang a drug, esp cannabis

British slang a girl or woman considered sexually (esp in the phrase bit of stuff)

do one's stuff informal to do what is expected of one

that's the stuff that is what is needed

Derived forms of stuff

stuffer, noun

Word Origin for stuff

C14: from Old French estoffe, from estoffer to furnish, provide, of Germanic origin; related to Middle High German stopfen to cram full

usage for stuff

Sense 6 of this word was formerly considered to be taboo, and it was labelled as such in previous editions of Collins English Dictionary . However, it has now become acceptable in speech, although some older or more conservative people may object to its use

Idioms and Phrases with stuffed

stuff

In addition to the idioms beginning with stuff

stuff and nonsense
stuffed shirt
stuff it
stuff one's face
stuff the ballot box

also see:

get stuffed
hot number (stuff)
kid stuff
know one's stuff
strut one's stuff

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Learning

stuff

noun

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

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Origin of stuff

synonym study for stuff

OTHER WORDS FROM stuff

Words nearby stuff

Example sentences from the Web for stuffed

British Dictionary definitions for stuffed (1 of 2)

adjective

British Dictionary definitions for stuffed (2 of 2)

verb (mainly tr)

noun

Derived forms of stuff

Word Origin for stuff

usage for stuff

Idioms and Phrases with stuffed

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

stuff

noun

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

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Origin of stuff

synonym study for stuff

OTHER WORDS FROM stuff

Words nearby stuff

Words related to stuffed

Example sentences from the Web for stuffed

British Dictionary definitions for stuffed (1 of 2)

adjective

British Dictionary definitions for stuffed (2 of 2)

verb (mainly tr)

noun

Derived forms of stuff

Word Origin for stuff

usage for stuff

Idioms and Phrases with stuffed