Word Meaning

stuff definition and meaning

v. t. Material which is to be worked up in any process of manufacture.
v. t. The fundamental material of which anything is made up; elemental part; essence.
v. t. Woven material not made into garments; fabric of any kind; specifically, any one of various fabrics of wool or worsted; sometimes, worsted fiber.
v. t. Furniture; goods; domestic vessels or utensils.
v. t. A medicine or mixture; a potion.
v. t. Refuse or worthless matter; hence, also, foolish or irrational language; nonsense; trash.
v. t. A melted mass of turpentine, tallow, etc., with which the masts, sides, and bottom of a ship are smeared for lubrication.
v. t. Paper stock ground ready for use.
n. To fill by crowding something into; to cram with something; to load to excess; as, to stuff a bedtick.
n. To thrust or crowd; to press; to pack.
n. To fill by being pressed or packed into.
n. To fill with a seasoning composition of bread, meat, condiments, etc.; as, to stuff a turkey.
n. To obstruct, as any of the organs; to affect with some obstruction in the organs of sense or respiration.
n. To fill the skin of, for the purpose of preserving as a specimen; -- said of birds or other animals.
n. To form or fashion by packing with the necessary material.
n. To crowd with facts; to cram the mind of; sometimes, to crowd or fill with false or idle tales or fancies.
n. To put fraudulent votes into (a ballot box).
v. i. To feed gluttonously; to cram.

Crossword clues for stuff

- Belongings
- Block (up)
- Cram into
- Eat too much
- Jam
- Matter
- Pack tightly
- To cram