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noun

1. That from which things are or can be made: material, matter, substance. Idioms: grist for one's mill. See matter.
2. The most central and material part: core, essence, gist, heart, kernel, marrow, meat, nub, pith, quintessence, root¹, soul, spirit, substance. Law gravamen. See be.
3. One's portable property: belonging (often used in plural), effect (used in plural), good (used in plural), lares and penates, personal effects, personal property, possession (used in plural), property, thing (often used in plural). Law chattel, movable (often used in plural). See owned/unowned.
4. The basic substance or essential elements of character that qualify a person for a specified role: material, timber. See be.

verb

To fill to excess by compressing or squeezing tightly: cram, crowd, jam, load, mob, pack. Informal jam-pack. See full/empty/capacity, tighten/loosen.

Idioms beginning with stuff:
stuff one's face
stuff and nonsense
stuffed shirt
stuff it
stuff the ballot box

See also get stuffed; hot number (stuff); kid stuff; know one's stuff; strut one's stuff.

v

Definition: load with
Antonyms: unload, unstuff

1. Sawn timber; stock lumber.
2. See fine stuff.

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IN BRIEF: Something mentioned or understood but not named.

When you take stuff from one writer it is plagiarism; but when you take it from many writers, it is research. — Wilson Mizner (1876-1933)

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verb trans.
verb trans., dated

1: Of a male: to have sex with. (1598 —) .
Sunday Times He was sacked from Eton for stuffing the boys' maids (1983). Cf. stuffed adjective.

2: To dispose of as unwanted; used in various expressions of contemptuous rejection, esp. stuff it, with the underlying notion of insertion into the anus. (1955 —) .
T. Hinde 'Stuff you,' I said (1965);
J. Porter He should have taken a stronger line....Told old Crouch to stuff it (1973). noun

3: Money; usu. preceded by the. (1775 —) .
P. G. Wodehouse I presumed Uncle Tom would brass up if given the green light, he having the stuff in heaping sackfuls (1971).

4: orig US Drugs, dope; esp. in phr. on the stuff, on drugs. (1929 —) .
L. Hellman Years before she had told me her son was on the stuff (1973).

5: no stuff US Used to express sincerity or truthfulness; no kidding. (1946 — 70).

6: not to give a stuff mainly Austral and NZ Not to care at all. (1974 —) .
B. Mason I don't give a stuff if it was or not (1980). See also bit of stuff at bit noun 1.

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For a list of words related to stuff, see:

• Cooking Techniques - stuff: (vb) fill cavity with seasonings, grains, or chopped vegetables; force
• Fabrics and Cloth - stuff: Chiefly Brit. finished wool or worsted
• Baseball - stuff: the quality of a pitcher’s repertoire
• Basketball
• Foolishness, Bunkum, and Trifles
• Drug Names and Forms - stuff: Slang. drugs, esp. illicit ones

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - ting, sager, stof, materiale, papirmasse, ejendele, skrammel, narko
v. tr. - stoppe, proppe, fylde
v. intr. - stoppet, proppet

idioms:

• be the stuff of    grundstof, hovedbestanddele, det vigtigste
• do one's stuff    gøre hvad man kan, udføre opgaven
• Get stuffed    proppe sig, Forsvind!
• know one's stuff    kende sit job, kunne sit kram
• stuff and nonsense    sludder og vrøvl
• stuffed shirt    opblæst nar

Nederlands (Dutch)
dingen, van alles, boeltje, vreten, volstoppen, proppen, opvullen

Français (French)
n. - truc, chose, trucs, bazar, affaires, (lit) étoffe, (fig) essence, came, drogue, marchandise (volée)
v. tr. - garnir, rembourrer, bourrer, boucher, fourrer, (Culin) farcir, empailler (un animal)
v. intr. - s'empiffrer, bâfrer (fam)

idioms:

• and stuff    balivernes
• do one's stuff    faire ce qu'on a à faire
• Get stuffed    va te faire voir (excl)
• know one's stuff    connaître son affaire
• stuff and nonsense    balivernes
• stuff it    (tu sais où tu peux) te le mettre/le mettre où je le pense
• stuffed shirt    pompeux
• that's the stuff    c'est bon/c'est ça
• the stuff of    l'essence de, l'étoffe de

Deutsch (German)
n. - Zeug, Sachen, Stoff
v. - stopfen, zustopfen, (sich) vollstopfen, füllen, ausstopfen

idioms:

• and stuff    und Ähnliches
• do one's stuff    seine Sachen machen
• Get stuffed    hau ab!
• know one's stuff    seine Sache verstehen
• stuff and nonsense    dummes Zeug
• stuff it    Scheiß drauf!
• stuffed shirt    Wichtigtuer
• that's the stuff    so ist's richtig!
• the stuff of    der Stoff sein, aus dem

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - υλικό, πράγμα, υφή, ουσία, μάλλινο ύφασμα, (προσωπικά) είδη ή αντικείμενα, (μτφ.) ιδιοσυστασία, στόφα, ανοησίες, σαχλαμάρες, (αργκό) χρήματα, λεφτά
v. - παραγεμίζω, βαλσαμώνω, περιδρομιάζω, βουλώνω, φράζω, συνωθώ, στριμώχνω, (μαγειρ.) βάζω γέμιση, (χυδ. αργκό) γαμώ

idioms:

• be the stuff of    είμαι από την πάστα που φτιάχνονται...
• do one's stuff    (καθομ.) κάνω το χρέος μου, δείχνω την αξία ή τις ικανότητές μου
• Get stuffed    'Αι πηδήξου!
• know one's stuff    ξέρω (καλά) τη δουλειά μου
• stuff and nonsense    κουραφέξαλα!
• stuffed shirt    (καθομ.) σπουδαιοφανής

Italiano (Italian)
abbuffarsi, riempirsi, riempire, imbottire, roba

idioms:

• "Get stuffed"    "va a farti fottere"
• be the stuff of    esser l'anima di
• do one's stuff    eseguire il proprio compito
• know one's stuff    sapere il fatto proprio
• stuff and nonsense    incredibile
• stuffed shirt    pallone gonfiato

Português (Portuguese)
n. - substância (f)
v. - encher
int. - bobagem

idioms:

• "Get stuffed"    "Vá tomar banho"
• be the stuff of    ser a essência de
• do one's stuff    dar o melhor de si
• know one's stuff    saber o que faz
• stuff and nonsense    bobagem (f)
• stuffed shirt    maçante (m)

Русский (Russian)
материал, вещество, вещь, имущество, лекарство, материя, чепуха, знание, учебная дисциплина, набивка, набивать, забивать (голову), набивать желудок, заполнять, откармливать, запихивать, затыкать, обманывать

idioms:

• "Get stuffed"    "Иди ты!", "Отвяжись!"
• be the stuff of    быть сутью чего-л.
• do one's stuff    делать свое дело
• know one's stuff    знать свое дело, поступать, как уговорились
• stuff and nonsense    сущий вздор!
• stuffed shirt    напыщенное ничтожество

Español (Spanish)
n. - cosas, bártulos
v. tr. - engullir, llenar, abarrotar, atiborrar, rellenar, atestar, henchir, emborrar, empajar, disecar (un animal), embutir, apretar, empaquetar, tapar, atarugar, atracar, hartar
v. intr. - hartarse, atracarse

idioms:

• and stuff    y cosas por el estilo, y demás
• do one's stuff    hacer lo que uno debe, mostrar lo que uno sabe
• Get stuffed    ¡vete a paseo!
• know one's stuff    saber lo que se hace, conocer el percal
• stuff and nonsense    ¡tonterías!
• stuff it    quédatelo!, no importa!
• stuffed shirt    persona estirada o excesivamente formal
• that's the stuff    eso es!
• the stuff of    la base o el fundamento de , ser el objeto de

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - material, ämne, stoff, materia, tyg, smörja, skräp, struntprat, dumheter, knark, stycke av mineral avsett för test
v. - stoppa, proppa i, fylla, mata, pressa ned, madrassera, pappersmassa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
材料, 原料, 物品, 东西, 木料, 纺织品, 塞满, 填充, 填满, 饱食, 吃得过多

idioms:

• be the stuff of    成为人们闲谈的资料
• do one's stuff    干拿手的事, 显身手
• Get stuffed    吃的过多
• know one's stuff    精通自己的业务
• stuff and nonsense    胡说八道, 废话
• stuffed shirt    妄自尊大的人, 道貌岸然的人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 材料, 原料, 物品, 東西, 木料, 紡織品
v. tr. - 塞滿, 填充, 填滿
v. intr. - 飽食, 吃得過多

idioms:

• be the stuff of    成為人們閒談的資料
• do one's stuff    幹拿手的事, 顯身手
• Get stuffed    吃的過多
• know one's stuff    精通自己的業務
• stuff and nonsense    胡說八道, 廢話
• stuffed shirt    妄自尊大的人, 道貌岸然的人

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 소재, 직물, 가치 없는 것
v. tr. - ~에 채우다, ~으로 틀어막다, (머리, 사람을) ~으로 가득하게 하다
v. intr. - 배불리 먹다

idioms:

• be the stuff of    ~의 요소이다
• do one's stuff    (교묘히) 연기하다, 해내다
• Get stuffed    이거나 먹어라!, 이 바보야!

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 材料, 原料, 資料, 要素, 物, 物質, 持ち物, つまらない物, たわごと, 素質, 物事
v. - 詰め込む, ふさぐ, 詰め物をする, たらふく食べる, 剥製にする, 縫いぐるみにする, 教え込む, 詰める

idioms:

• be the stuff of    得意なものである
• do one's stuff    腕前を示す
• Get stuffed    もういい!あっちへ行け!
• kids' stuff    子供だまし
• stuff and nonsense    とんでもない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مادة, قماش, هراء, مواد, أغراض (فعل) حشا, حنط‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חומר, אריג-צמר, דברים, חפצים, שטויות‬
v. tr. - ‮מילא, דחס, דחק, פיטם, פחלץ, סתם, זלזל ב-, קיים משגל (עגה בריטית), זלל‬
v. intr. - ‮זלל, התמלא (באוכל)‬

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