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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024stuff /stʌf/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- the material of which anything is made:Kerosene is oily black stuff.
- material, objects, or items of some kind not specified:What is all that stuff on the floor?
- property, such as personal belongings:I left some of my stuff in Dad's attic.
- inward character, qualities, or capabilities:The test pilots all believed they had the right stuff to be astronauts.
- Informal Termsbehavior or talk of a particular kind:That's kid stuff!
- a specialty or special skill:Get out there and do your stuff.
- worthless things or matter:a lot of stuff and nonsense.
- Slang Termsa drug, esp. an illegal one:Are you on the stuff again?
v. [~ + object] - to push, thrust, or cram (something) into something else:I stuffed my clothes into the suitcase.
- to fill (a receptacle, etc.), esp. by packing the contents closely together:He stuffed his suitcase with old clothes.
- to fill or cram with food:He was stuffing his face (= eating to excess) with cake and ice cream.
- Foodto fill (poultry, vegetables, etc.) with a stuffing:to stuff a turkey.
- to fill the preserved skin of (a dead animal) with material, retaining its natural form and appearance for display.
- Governmentto put false votes into (a ballot box).
- to pack (people) tightly in a (confined place);
crowd together:They stuffed us into the subway car. - to stop up;
block or choke:[~ (+ up) + object]Those allergies stuffed (up) her nose until she took medicine.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024stuff (stuf ),USA pronunciation n. - 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.
- British Terms, Textiles[Chiefly Brit.]woven material or fabric, esp. 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 Termsaction 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.
- Sport
- [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 Termsjournalistic, literary, artistic, dramatic, musical, or other compositions or performances:Bach composed some splendid stuff.
- Informal Termsone's trade, skill, field, facts, etc.:She knows her stuff.
- Slang Termsany kind of drug, esp. an illicit one.
- PrintingAlso called stock. [Papermaking.]refined and beaten wet pulp ready for spreading on the wire.
v.t. - to fill (a receptacle), esp. 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.
- Foodto 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.
- Governmentto 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.
- Clothing(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 fol. by up).
v.i. - to cram oneself with food;
eat gluttonously;
gorge.
- Old French estoffe, derivative of the verb, verbal
- Frankish *stopfōn, *stoppōn (see stop); (noun, nominal) Middle English
- Old French estoffer literally, to stuff
- (verb, verbal) late Middle English stuffen to equip, furnish 1300–50
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See matter.
- 9.See corresponding entry in Unabridged waste, rubbish, trash.
- 10.See corresponding entry in Unabridged nonsense, twaddle, claptrap, balderdash.
- 23.See corresponding entry in Unabridged press, stow.
- 28.See corresponding entry in Unabridged obstruct.
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