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Definition: Meaning of, stuff in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / stʌf /

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  1. things informal used when you are talking about things such as substances, materials, or groups of objects when you do not know what they are called, or it is not important to say exactly what they are
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  2. somebody's stuff informal the things that belong to someone
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  3. activities/ideas informal used when talking about different activities, subjects, or ideas, when you do not say exactly what these are
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  4. work/art informal used when you are talking about what someone has done or made, for example writing, music, or art
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  5. ... and stuff spoken informal used to say that there are other things similar to what you have just mentioned, but you are not going to say what they are
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  6. the (very) stuff of dreams/life/politics exactly the kind of thing that dreams etc consist of
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  7. character the qualities of someone's character
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  8. do/show your stuff informal to do what you are good at when everyone wants you to do it
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
stuff stuffed stuffed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
stuffing stuffs
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  1. push [always + adverb/preposition] to push or put something into a small space, especially in a quick careless way [=  shove]
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  2. fill to fill something until it is full
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  3. food to fill a chicken, pepper etc with a mixture of bread or rice, onion etc before cooking it
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  4. dead animal to fill the skin of a dead animal in order to make the animal look still alive
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  5. stuff yourself also stuff your face informal to eat so much food that you cannot eat anything else
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  6. get stuffed British English spoken used to tell someone very rudely and angrily that you do not want to talk to them or accept their offer
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  7. somebody can stuff something spoken used to say very angrily or rudely that you do not want what someone is offering
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  8. stuff it spoken used to say angrily or rudely that you do not care about something or do not want something
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stuff used in phrases

  • create from raw stuff (verb)
    1. make from scratch
  • hot stuff (noun)
    1. especially sexually exciting the quality of being attractive and exciting
    2. the quality of being popular
  • real stuff (noun)
    1. informal usage attributing authenticity
  • small stuff (noun)
    1. any light rope used on shipboard
  • sob stuff (noun)
    1. or drama a sentimental story of personal distress; designed to arouse sympathy
  • stuff and nonsense (noun)
    1. senseless talk
  • stuff shot (noun)
    1. a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket
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