nounπShareMiscellaneous items or objects; (with possessive) personal effects."My brother packed a bag full of school stuff. "itemthingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareUnspecified things or matters."I had to do some stuff."thingitemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object."The recipe called for a lot of different kinds of stuff: flour, sugar, butter, and eggs. "materialsubstancethingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA material for making clothing; any woven textile, but especially a woollen fabric."My grandmother used to knit beautiful sweaters out of soft, warm stuff. "materialwearessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareBoards used for building."The carpenter used the sturdy stuff to build the new fence. "materialbuildingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAbstract substance or character."The anxious stuff of deadlines and expectations filled the air in the office. "substancecharacterabstractthingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareUsed as placeholder, usually for material of unknown type or name."Can I have some of that stuff on my ice-cream sundae?"thingitemsubstancematerialessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareNarcotic drugs, especially heroin."The police raided the apartment, finding a large amount of illegal stuff. "substancemedicinepoliceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareFurniture; goods; domestic vessels or utensils."My grandmother's house is full of antique stuff. "propertyitemthingutensilessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA medicine or mixture; a potion."The old woman brewed a special stuff to help her grandson feel better. "medicinesubstanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareRefuse or worthless matter; hence, also, foolish or irrational language; nonsense; trash."The teacher dismissed the student's rambling explanation as just a lot of stuff. "thinglanguagenothingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA melted mass of turpentine, tallow, etc., with which the masts, sides, and bottom of a ship are smeared for lubrication."The shipwright applied the thick stuff to the ship's wooden hull to prevent friction and wear. "nauticalmaterialsubstanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπSharePaper stock ground ready for use. When partly ground, it is called half stuff."The printer needs more paper stock; we're running out of stuff. "materialsubstanceindustrytechnicalscienceprocessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareMoney."My dad gave me some stuff to buy school supplies. "businessfinanceasseteconomyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo fill by packing or crowding something into; to cram with something; to load to excess."The backpack was so heavy because he stuffed it with extra books and snacks. "actionprocessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo fill a space with (something) in a compressed manner."He stuffed his clothes into the closet and shut the door."spaceactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo fill with seasoning."She stuffed the turkey for Thanksgiving using her secret recipe."foodagricultureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo load goods into (a container) for transport."The workers are stuffing boxes of books onto the truck for delivery to the library. "commercebusinessindustrynauticalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShare(used in the passive) To sate."Iβm stuffed after having eaten all that turkey, mashed potatoes and delicious stuffing."foodessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo break; to destroy."He skidded off the road and totally stuffed his brand new car."actiondisasteressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo sexually penetrate."His wife came home early and found him on the couch stuffing the maid."sexactionbodyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShare(mildly vulgar, often imperative) Used to contemptuously dismiss or reject something. See also stuff it.""Stop asking me about that boring presentation; just stuff it." "attitudelanguageexclamationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo heavily defeat or get the better of."Mudchester Rovers were stuffed 7-0 in the semi-final."sportgameactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo cut off another competitor in a race by disturbing his projected and committed racing line (trajectory) by an abrupt manoeuvre."I got stuffed by that guy on the supermoto going into that turn, almost causing us to crash."sportracevehicleactiontechnicalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo preserve a dead bird or other animal by filling its skin."The taxidermist carefully stuffed the owl, preparing it for display in the museum. "animalartsciencebiologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo obstruct, as any of the organs; to affect with some obstruction in the organs of sense or respiration."The cold air began to stuff his nose, making it difficult to breathe. "medicinephysiologyorganbodyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo form or fashion by packing with the necessary material."The carpenter stuffed the drawer with old papers and tools. "materialactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo crowd with facts; to cram the mind of; sometimes, to crowd or fill with false or idle tales or fancies."The teacher stuffed his lecture with so many details about the history of the printing press that the students felt overwhelmed. "mindeducationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo compress (a file or files) in the StuffIt format, to be unstuffed later."Before sending the presentation to the client, I need to stuff the files so they take up less space on the email. "computingtechnologyinternettechnicalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
