stuff stuff /ˈstʌf/

noun

1. () Miscellaneous unspecified objects  ( stuff )
   miscellaneous unspecified objects
    The trunk was full of stuff
   the trunk was full of stuff
   
2. () The tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object  ( stuff , material )
   the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
    Coal is a hard black material
   coal is a hard black material
    Wheat is the stuff they use to make bread
   wheat is the stuff they use to make bread
   
3. () Unspecified qualities required to do or be something  ( stuff )
   unspecified qualities required to do or be something
    The stuff of heros
   the stuff of heros
    You don't have the stuff to be a United States Marine
   you don't have the stuff to be a United States Marine
   
4. () Senseless talk  ( hooey [Informal, N. American] , poppycock [Informal] , stuff and nonsense [Informal] , stuff )
   senseless talk
    Don't give me that stuff
   don't give me that stuff
   
5. () Informal terms for personal possessions  ( clobber , stuff )
   informal terms for personal possessions
    Did you take all your clobber?
   did you take all your clobber?
   
6. A critically important or characteristic component  ( stuff )
   a critically important or characteristic component
    Suspense is the very stuff of narrative
   suspense is the very stuff of narrative
   
7. Information in some unspecified form  ( stuff )
   information in some unspecified form
    It was stuff I had heard before
   it was stuff I had heard before
    There's good stuff in that book
   there's good stuff in that book
   

verb

1. () Cram into a cavity  ( stuff )
   cram into a cavity
    The child stuffed candy into his pockets
   The child stuffed candy into his pockets
   
2. () Press or force  ( shove , squeeze , stuff , thrust )
   press or force
    Stuff money into an envelope
   Stuff money into an envelope
    She thrust the letter into his hand
   She thrust the letter into his hand
   
3. (cooking) fill with a stuffing while cooking  ( farce , stuff )
   (cooking) fill with a stuffing while cooking
    Have you stuffed the turkey yet?
   Have you stuffed the turkey yet?
   
4. Fill tightly with a material  ( stuff )
   fill tightly with a material
    Stuff a pillow with feathers
   stuff a pillow with feathers
   
5. Treat with grease, fill, and prepare for mounting  ( stuff )
   treat with grease, fill, and prepare for mounting
    Stuff a bearskin
   stuff a bearskin
   
6. Overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself  ( binge [Informal] , englut [Archaic] , engorge , gormandise [British] , gormandize , gourmandize , ingurgitate , overgorge , pig out [Informal] , glut , gorge , overeat , overindulge , satiate , scarf out , stuff , gourmandise [British] )
   overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
    She stuffed herself at the dinner
   She stuffed herself at the dinner
    The kids binged on ice cream
   The kids binged on ice cream
   
7. Obstruct  ( block , choke up , lug , stuff )
   obstruct
    My nose is all stuffed
   My nose is all stuffed
    Her arteries are blocked
   Her arteries are blocked