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Definition of Stuff
1. Verb. Cram into a cavity. "They stuff the cart with boxes "; "The child stuffed candy into his pockets"
Generic synonyms: Cram
2. Noun. The tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object. "Wheat is the stuff they use to make bread"
Generic synonyms: Substance
Specialized synonyms: Ballast, Bedding, Bedding Material, Litter, Rind, Precursor, Atom, Corpuscle, Molecule, Mote, Particle, Speck, Ammunition, Floc, Floccule, Hazmat, Aggregate, Raw Material, Staple, Sorbate, Sorbent, Sorbent Material, Diamagnet, Mineral, Rock, Stone, Adhesive, Adhesive Agent, Adhesive Material, Sealing Material, Animal Material, Fluff, Bimetal, Abradant, Abrasive, Abrasive Material, Chemical, Chemical Substance, Composite Material, Conductor, Dielectric, Insulator, Nonconductor, Contaminant, Contamination, Particulate, Particulate Matter, Dust, Elastomer, Earth, Ground, Discharge, Emission, Detritus, Waste, Waste Material, Waste Matter, Waste Product, Fiber, Fibre, Fill, Filling, Foam, Homogenate, Humate, Impregnation, Paper, Packing, Packing Material, Wadding, Color, Coloring Material, Colour, Colouring Material, Plant Material, Plant Substance, Radioactive Material, Thickener, Thickening, Toner, Translucent Substance, Transparent Substance, Undercut, Builder, Detergent Builder, Vernix, Vernix Caseosa, Wad
3. Verb. Press or force. "They stuff the books into the box"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"
4. Noun. Miscellaneous unspecified objects. "The trunk was full of stuff"
Specialized synonyms: Doodad, Doohickey, Doojigger, Gimmick, Gismo, Gizmo, Gubbins, Thingamabob, Thingamajig, Thingmabob, Thingmajig, Thingumabob, Thingumajig, Thingummy, Whatchamacallit, Whatchamacallum, Whatsis, Widget, Etcetera, Sundries
5. Verb. Obstruct. "Her arteries are blocked"
Generic synonyms: Back Up, Choke, Choke Off, Clog, Clog Up, Congest, Foul
Derivative terms: Block, Blockage
Antonyms: Unstuff
6. Noun. Informal terms for personal possessions. "Did you take all your clobber?"
Generic synonyms: Personal Estate, Personal Property, Personalty, Private Property
7. Verb. Overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself. "The kids binged on ice cream"
Generic synonyms: Eat
Derivative terms: Binge, Engorgement, Gorger, Gourmand, Gourmandizer, Overeating, Overindulgence
8. Noun. Senseless talk. "Don't give me that stuff"
Generic synonyms: Bunk, Hokum, Meaninglessness, Nonsense, Nonsensicality
Language type: Argot, Cant, Jargon, Lingo, Patois, Slang, Vernacular
9. Verb. Treat with grease, fill, and prepare for mounting. "Stuff a bearskin"
10. Noun. Unspecified qualities required to do or be something. "You don't have the stuff to be a United States Marine"
11. Verb. Fill tightly with a material. "Stuff a pillow with feathers"
Specialized synonyms: Cork
Generic synonyms: Fill, Fill Up, Make Full
Derivative terms: Stuffer
12. Noun. Information in some unspecified form. "There's good stuff in that book"
13. Verb. Fill with a stuffing while cooking. "Have you stuffed the turkey yet?"
Category relationships: Cookery, Cooking, Preparation
Generic synonyms: Fill, Fill Up, Make Full
Derivative terms: Farce, Stuffing
14. Noun. A critically important or characteristic component. "Suspense is the very stuff of narrative"
Definition of Stuff
1. n. Material which is to be worked up in any process of manufacture.
2. v. t. To fill by crowding something into; to cram with something; to load to excess; as, to stuff a bedtick.
3. v. i. To feed gluttonously; to cram.
Definition of Stuff
1. Noun. Miscellaneous items; things; (with possessive) personal effects. ¹
2. Noun. The tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object. ¹
3. Noun. A material for making clothing; a textile, often especially a woollen fabric. ¹
4. Noun. Abstract substance or character. ¹
5. Noun. (informal) (non-gloss definition Used as placeholder for material of unknown type or name.) ¹
6. Noun. (informal slang) Substitution for trivial details. ¹
7. Noun. (slang) Narcotic drugs, especially heroin. ¹
8. Verb. (transitive) To fill (something) up in a compressed manner. ¹
9. Verb. (transitive) To fill a space with (something) in a compressed manner. ¹
10. Verb. (transitive used in the passive) To sate. ¹
11. Verb. (transitive British Australia New Zealand) To be broken. ¹
12. Verb. (transitive vulgar British Australia New Zealand) To sexually penetrate. ¹
13. Verb. (transitive) To be cut off in a race by having one's projected and committed racing line (trajectory) disturbed by an abrupt manoeuvre by a competitor. ¹
14. Verb. to conserve a dead animal ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Stuff
1. to fill or pack tightly [v -ED, -ING, -S]
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