stuff

Miscellaneous items or objects; (with possessive) personal effects.informaluncountableusually

• What is all that stuff on your bedroom floor? He didn't want his pockets to bulge so he was walking around with all his stuff in his hands.

Miscellaneous items or objects; (with possessive) personal effects.; Furniture; goods; domestic vessels or utensils.informalobsoleteuncountable

• and there went up after David about four hundred men; and two hundred abode by the stuff.
• He took away locks, and gave away the king's stuff.

Unspecified things or matters.informaluncountableusually

• I had to do some stuff.

The tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object.uncountableusually

• Near-synonyms: constituents, ingredients; see also Thesaurus:substance

The tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object.; A material for making clothing; any woven textile, but especially a woollen fabric.archaicuncountableusually

• Without waiting for a reply, she unbound the veil from her head, and took off the loose black novice's robe, which she had put over a gray stuff dress similar to that worn by Lucy.
• "And you can buy a dress for your wife off this piece of stuff," said Lisetta, who had always an eye to business.

The tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object.; Boards used for building.archaicuncountableusually

The tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object.; Abstract/figurative substance or character.uncountableusually

• When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept; / Ambition should be made of sterner stuff
• We are such stuff / As dreams are made on

The tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object.; Pulp; paper stock ground ready for use. When partly ground, it is called half stuff.dateduncountableusually

Used as placeholder, usually for material of unknown type or name.informaluncountableusually

• Can I have some of that stuff on my ice-cream sundae?

Narcotic drugs, especially heroin.slanguncountableusually

• For some idiotic reason the bureaucrats are more opposed to tea than to stuff.
• For example, one addict would crack shorts (break and enter cars) and usually obtain just enough stolen goods to buy stuff and get off just before getting sick.

To fill by packing or crowding something into; to cram with something; to load to excess.transitive

• I'm going to stuff this pillow with feathers.

To fill a space with (something) in a compressed manner.transitive

• He stuffed his clothes into the closet and shut the door.

To fill with seasoning.transitive

• She stuffed the turkey for Thanksgiving using her secret recipe.

To load goods into (a container) for transport.transitive

To sate.transitive

• I’m stuffed after having eaten all that turkey, mashed potatoes and delicious stuffing.

To eat, especially in a hearty or greedy manner.pronominalusually

• She sits on the sofa all day, watching TV and stuffing herself with cream buns.

To break; to destroy.AustraliaNew-ZealandUK

• He skidded off the road and totally stuffed his brand new car.

To sexually penetrate.AustraliaNew-ZealandUK

• His wife came home early and found him on the couch stuffing the maid.

Used to contemptuously dismiss or reject something. See also stuff it.imperativemildlyoften

• Stuff your stupid rules, I'll do what I like.

To heavily defeat or get the better of.informal

• Mudchester Rovers were stuffed 7–0 in the semi-final.
• They totally stuffed us in that business deal.