Noun
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a critically important or characteristic component
"suspense is the very stuff of narrative"
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information in some unspecified form
"it was stuff I had heard before"
"there's good stuff in that book"
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unspecified qualities required to do or be something
"the stuff of heros"
"you don't have the stuff to be a United States Marine"
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senseless talk
"don't give me that stuff"
- stuff and nonsense -
informal terms for personal possessions
"did you take all your clobber?"
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miscellaneous unspecified objects
"the trunk was full of stuff"
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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"
Verb
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fill with a stuffing while cooking
"Have you stuffed the turkey yet?"
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fill tightly with a material
"stuff a pillow with feathers"
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treat with grease, fill, and prepare for mounting
"stuff a bearskin"
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overeat or eat immodestly
make a pig of oneself
"She stuffed herself at the dinner"
"The kids binged on ice cream"
- pig out - scarf out -
obstruct
"My nose is all stuffed"
"Her arteries are blocked"
- choke up -
press or force
"Stuff money into an envelope"
"She thrust the letter into his hand"
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cram into a cavity
"The child stuffed candy into his pockets"