Definition of Stuff
Stuff
stuff
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
broadly, the articles, equipment, supplies, or materials used for a particular purpose or activity;
e.g. Together, they carried the stuff they would need for their game of tennis to the courts.
(noun)
a person's belongings or property, the things they own, including equipment that they have;
e.g. She struggled to fit all of her stuff into the suitcase.
(noun)
speech, writing, or broadly, ideas that are foolish and/or have little worth;
e.g. I don't read any of his stuff because I don't think it's any good.
(noun)
broadly, material of an unspecified or undescribed type, either literal as physical substances or figurative as matters being considered;
e.g. They threw ingredients into the pan instead of following the recipe. He knows lots of stuff about dinosaurs.
(verb)
to force material into a space or container so that it is packed tightly and filled completely;
e.g. We started to stuff the clothes into the drawers so that the room would look clean.
(verb)
to quickly push or force something into a space, usually without much care;
e.g. I tried to stuff the book into my bag as I walked.
(verb)
to put filling into a space in a food (such as a vegetable or a piece of meat), especially before cooking it;
e.g. She started to stuff the peppers with a mixture of rice and cheese.
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