stuff
1. stuff \'st*f\ n [ME, fr. MF estoffe, fr. OF, fr. estoffer to equip,
stock] 1: materials, supplies, or equipment used in various activities : as
obs 1a: military baggage 1b: bullets or shells fired from a gun :
PROJECTILES 1c: PERSONAL PROPERTY, POSSESSIONS 2: material to be
manufactured, wrought, or used in construction 3: a finished textile
suitable for clothing; esp : wool or worsted material 4a: literary or
artistic production 4b: writing, discourse, or ideas of little value :
RUBBISH 5a: an aggregate of matter {volcanic rock is curious ~} 5b:
matter of a particular kind often unspecified {sold tons of the ~)R}; esp :
something (as a drug or food) consumed by man 6a: fundamental material :
SUBSTANCE {~ of greatness ~R of manhood} 6b: subject matter 7a: actions or
talk in specific circumstances 7b: special knowledge or capability 8a:
spin imparted to a thrown or hit ball to make it curve or change course
8b: speed and esp. variety of pitches or curves of a baseball pitcher
2. stuff vt 1a: to fill by packing things in : CRAM 1b: to fill (as one's
stomach) to fullness : SURFEIT 1c: to prepare (meat or vegetables) by
filling or lining with a seasoned m ixture 1d: to fill (as a cushion) with
a soft material or padding 1e: to fill out the skin of (an animal) for
mounting 1f: to fill (a hole) by packing in material : stop up : PLUG 2:
to fill with ideas or information 3: to choke up or block (the nasal
passages) 4a: to insert snugly or tightly : TUCK 4b: to cause to enter or
fill : THRUST, PRESS 5: to impregnate (leather) for softening and
preserving 6: to fill (a ballot box) with fraudulent votes : to eat
gluttonously : GORGE - stuff.er n