stuff
n. material of which something is made; essence; objects, things; personal belongings; cloth, fabric (British); nonsense (Informal) v. force into a container or opening, cram; fill with some type of stuffing; fill an animal hide with material that preserves its shape; eat a large amount of food, gorge | ||||
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Stuff&tl= Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Stuff
(n.)
To crowd with facts; to cram the mind of; sometimes, to crowd or fill with false or idle tales or fancies.
(n.)
To fill by being pressed or packed into.
(n.)
To fill by crowding something into; to cram with something; to load to excess; as, to stuff a bedtick.
(n.)
To fill the skin of, for the purpose of preserving as a specimen; -- said of birds or other animals.
(n.)
To fill with a seasoning composition of bread, meat, condiments, etc.; as, to stuff a turkey.
(n.)
To form or fashion by packing with the necessary material.
(n.)
To obstruct, as any of the organs; to affect with some obstruction in the organs of sense or respiration.
(n.)
To put fraudulent votes into (a ballot box).
(n.)
To thrust or crowd; to press; to pack.
(v. i.)
To feed gluttonously; to cram.
(v. t.)
A medicine or mixture; a potion.
(v. t.)
A melted mass of turpentine, tallow, etc., with which the masts, sides, and bottom of a ship are smeared for lubrication.
(v. t.)
Furniture; goods; domestic vessels or utensils.
(v. t.)
Material which is to be worked up in any process of manufacture.
(v. t.)
Paper stock ground ready for use.
(v. t.)
Refuse or worthless matter; hence, also, foolish or irrational language; nonsense; trash.
(v. t.)
The fundamental material of which anything is made up; elemental part; essence.
(v. t.)
Woven material not made into garments; fabric of any kind; specifically, any one of various fabrics of wool or worsted; sometimes, worsted fiber.
(n.)
To crowd with facts; to cram the mind of; sometimes, to crowd or fill with false or idle tales or fancies.
(n.)
To fill by being pressed or packed into.
(n.)
To fill by crowding something into; to cram with something; to load to excess; as, to stuff a bedtick.
(n.)
To fill the skin of, for the purpose of preserving as a specimen; -- said of birds or other animals.
(n.)
To fill with a seasoning composition of bread, meat, condiments, etc.; as, to stuff a turkey.
(n.)
To form or fashion by packing with the necessary material.
(n.)
To obstruct, as any of the organs; to affect with some obstruction in the organs of sense or respiration.
(n.)
To put fraudulent votes into (a ballot box).
(n.)
To thrust or crowd; to press; to pack.
(v. i.)
To feed gluttonously; to cram.
(v. t.)
A medicine or mixture; a potion.
(v. t.)
A melted mass of turpentine, tallow, etc., with which the masts, sides, and bottom of a ship are smeared for lubrication.
(v. t.)
Furniture; goods; domestic vessels or utensils.
(v. t.)
Material which is to be worked up in any process of manufacture.
(v. t.)
Paper stock ground ready for use.
(v. t.)
Refuse or worthless matter; hence, also, foolish or irrational language; nonsense; trash.
(v. t.)
The fundamental material of which anything is made up; elemental part; essence.
(v. t.)
Woven material not made into garments; fabric of any kind; specifically, any one of various fabrics of wool or worsted; sometimes, worsted fiber.
| WordNet 2.0 |
stuff
Noun
1. the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread"
(synonym) material
(hypernym) substance, matter
(hyponym) rind
2. miscellaneous unspecified objects; "the trunk was full of stuff"
(synonym) whatchamacallit, whatsis, sundry, sundries
(hypernym) object, physical object
(hyponym) dohickey, dojigger, doodad, doohickey, gimmick, hickey, gizmo, gismo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingumabob, thingmabob, thingamajig, thingumajig, thingmajig, thingummy
3. informal terms for personal possessions; "did you take all your clobber?"
(synonym) clobber
(hypernym) personal property, personal estate, personalty, private property
4. senseless talk; "don't give me that stuff"
(synonym) stuff and nonsense, hooey, poppycock
(hypernym) nonsense, bunk, nonsensicality, meaninglessness, hokum
(classification) cant, jargon, slang, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular
5. unspecified qualities required to do or be something; "the stuff of heros"; "you don't have the stuff to be a United States Marine"
(hypernym) quality
6. information in some unspecified form; "it was stuff I had heard before"; "there's good stuff in that book"
(hypernym) information, info
7. a critically important or characteristic component; "suspense is the very stuff of narrative"
(hypernym) kernel, substance, core, center, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty
Verb
1. fill completely; "The child stuffed his pockets with candy"
(hypernym) fill, fill up, make full
(hyponym) jam, jampack, ram, chock up, cram, wad
2. press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"
(synonym) thrust, shove, squeeze
(hypernym) push, force
3. obstruct; "My nose is all stuffed"; "Her arteries are blocked"
(synonym) lug, choke up, block
(antonym) unstuff, loosen up
(hypernym) clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest, choke, foul
4. overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on icecream"
(synonym) gorge, ingurgitate, overindulge, glut, englut, engorge, overgorge, overeat, gormandize, gormandise, gourmandize, binge, pig out, satiate, scarf out
(hypernym) eat
5. treat with grease, fill, and prepare for mounting; "stuff a bearskin"
(hypernym) impregnate, saturate
(entail) tan
6. fill tightly with a material; "stuff a pillow with feathers"; "The old lady wants to have her dead poodle stuffed by the taxidermist"
(hypernym) fill, fill up, make full
(hyponym) cork
(derivation) taxidermist, animal stuffer, stuffer
7. fill with a stuffing while cooking; "Have you stuffed the turkey yet?"
(hypernym) fill, fill up, make full
(derivation) stuffing, dressing
(classification) cooking, cookery, preparation
Noun
1. the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread"
(synonym) material
(hypernym) substance, matter
(hyponym) rind
2. miscellaneous unspecified objects; "the trunk was full of stuff"
(synonym) whatchamacallit, whatsis, sundry, sundries
(hypernym) object, physical object
(hyponym) dohickey, dojigger, doodad, doohickey, gimmick, hickey, gizmo, gismo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingumabob, thingmabob, thingamajig, thingumajig, thingmajig, thingummy
3. informal terms for personal possessions; "did you take all your clobber?"
(synonym) clobber
(hypernym) personal property, personal estate, personalty, private property
4. senseless talk; "don't give me that stuff"
(synonym) stuff and nonsense, hooey, poppycock
(hypernym) nonsense, bunk, nonsensicality, meaninglessness, hokum
(classification) cant, jargon, slang, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular
5. unspecified qualities required to do or be something; "the stuff of heros"; "you don't have the stuff to be a United States Marine"
(hypernym) quality
6. information in some unspecified form; "it was stuff I had heard before"; "there's good stuff in that book"
(hypernym) information, info
7. a critically important or characteristic component; "suspense is the very stuff of narrative"
(hypernym) kernel, substance, core, center, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty
Verb
1. fill completely; "The child stuffed his pockets with candy"
(hypernym) fill, fill up, make full
(hyponym) jam, jampack, ram, chock up, cram, wad
2. press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"
(synonym) thrust, shove, squeeze
(hypernym) push, force
3. obstruct; "My nose is all stuffed"; "Her arteries are blocked"
(synonym) lug, choke up, block
(antonym) unstuff, loosen up
(hypernym) clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest, choke, foul
4. overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on icecream"
(synonym) gorge, ingurgitate, overindulge, glut, englut, engorge, overgorge, overeat, gormandize, gormandise, gourmandize, binge, pig out, satiate, scarf out
(hypernym) eat
5. treat with grease, fill, and prepare for mounting; "stuff a bearskin"
(hypernym) impregnate, saturate
(entail) tan
6. fill tightly with a material; "stuff a pillow with feathers"; "The old lady wants to have her dead poodle stuffed by the taxidermist"
(hypernym) fill, fill up, make full
(hyponym) cork
(derivation) taxidermist, animal stuffer, stuffer
7. fill with a stuffing while cooking; "Have you stuffed the turkey yet?"
(hypernym) fill, fill up, make full
(derivation) stuffing, dressing
(classification) cooking, cookery, preparation
| The Phrase Finder |
Such stuff as dreams are made on
Origin
From Shakespeare's The Tempest.
Origin
From Shakespeare's The Tempest.
| Australian Slang |
Stuff
1. property, as personal belongings, equipment, etc.; 2. one's own trade, profession, occupation, etc.: “know one's stuff”; 3. cause to fail; render useless; ruin; 4. (of males) have sexual intercourse with
1. property, as personal belongings, equipment, etc.; 2. one's own trade, profession, occupation, etc.: “know one's stuff”; 3. cause to fail; render useless; ruin; 4. (of males) have sexual intercourse with
As stuffed as a whore on Father's Day
can't eat another thing
Do one's stuff
do what is expected of one; show what one can do
Folding stuff
banknotes; paper (now plastic) money
Give a stuff
care about something
Hard stuff
1. strong alcoholic liquor; spirits; 2. hard drugs, as heroin, etc.
Hot stuff
1. woman or man who is sexually exciting; 2. something or someone of great excellence or interest
I'll be stuffed
expression of surprise
Not to give a stuff
not to care about smth.
Strut one's stuff
display one's skills, favourable attributes, etc., especially in an ostentatious manner
Stuff it
exclamation indicating anger, frustration, etc.
Stuff this for a game of soldiers!
exclamation of anger, frustration
Stuff this for a joke
exclamation denoting dissatisfaction with something
Stuff this for a lark
exclamation denoting dissatisfaction with something
Stuff up
1. blunder; fail; 2. failure which has arisen from a foolish or thoughtless error
Stuff you
(used imperatively) go away!
Stuffed
1. very tired; worn out; 2. done for; in an impossible position; 3. broken; wrecked; 4. replete with food
Stuffed, I feel
I'm tired
Stuffed, I'll be
expression of surprise
| Shakespeare Words |
STUFF
baggage; material, substance
baggage; material, substance
| hEnglish - advanced version |
stuff
stuff
stuffed derma n : (jewish) roasted fowl intestines with a seasoned filling of matzo meal and suet [syn: kishke]
similar words(14)
washing stuff
inch stuff
gob stuff
small stuff
free stuff
fine stuff
kitchen stuff
stuff gown
clear stuff
real stuff
garden stuff
thick stuff
gauge stuff
doctor`s stuff
stuff
stuffed derma n : (jewish) roasted fowl intestines with a seasoned filling of matzo meal and suet [syn: kishke]
similar words(14)
washing stuff
inch stuff
gob stuff
small stuff
free stuff
fine stuff
kitchen stuff
stuff gown
clear stuff
real stuff
garden stuff
thick stuff
gauge stuff
doctor`s stuff
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Bochlwytho
Bochlwytho = v. to stuff greedily
Bochlwytho = v. to stuff greedily
Sachellu
Sachellu = v. to bag; to stuff
Stuff&tl= Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
| CUVC Volleyball Glossary |
Stuff
Monstrous block straight down into the floor. A true stuff block should hit the ground before the hitter lands.
Monstrous block straight down into the floor. A true stuff block should hit the ground before the hitter lands.
Stuff&tl= Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English-Latin Online Dictionary |
stuff
farci; farci; fartum, effercio
farci; farci; fartum, effercio
Stuff&tl= Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan |
Stuff (n.)
tukh
tukh
| English - Klingon |
stuff
v. ghoD
v. ghoD
Stuff&tl= Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Glossary of papermaking terms |
STOCK
Terms used to describe the papermaking material in all stages, but usually referring to the wet pulp before it is fed onto the paper machine.
Terms used to describe the papermaking material in all stages, but usually referring to the wet pulp before it is fed onto the paper machine.
Stuff&tl= Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Stuff
Stuff may also refer to:
- Stuff (cloth), a type of cloth or fabric used to fills pillows and other item
- Stuffing, a substance which is often placed in the cavities of food items
- Stuffed animal, a child's soft toy
- Stuffed or preserved animals, created through the art of taxidermy
- Other stuff
In computing:
- Bit stuffing, the insertion of noninformation bits into data
- HowStuffWorks, a website explaining how various things work
- Stuff (website), an online news service run by Fairfax New Zealand[1]
- .stuff filetype
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