Meaning of 'stuff'

noun

miscellaneous unspecified objects

Example: "the trunk was full of stuff"

noun

unspecified qualities required to do or be something

Example: "the stuff of heros"

noun

a critically important or characteristic component

Example: "suspense is the very stuff of narrative"

noun

senseless talk

Example: "don't give me that stuff"

Synonyms: stuff and nonsense hooey poppycock

noun

information in some unspecified form

Example: "it was stuff I had heard before"

noun

informal terms for personal possessions

Synonyms: clobber

noun

the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

Synonyms: material

verb

fill with a stuffing while cooking

Example: "Have you stuffed the turkey yet?"

Synonyms: farce

verb

fill tightly with a material

Example: "stuff a pillow with feathers"

verb

treat with grease, fill, and prepare for mounting

Example: "stuff a bearskin"

verb

overeat or eat immodestly

Synonyms: binge

verb

obstruct

Example: "My nose is all stuffed"

Synonyms: block

verb

cram into a cavity

Example: "The children stuffed candy into their pockets."

verb

press or force

Synonyms: thrust