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