stuff
🇺🇸
/stʌf/
🇬🇧
/stʌf/
noun
B1
Things, materials, or objects, especially when the exact name is unknown or not important.
I need to buy some stuff for the party.
B2
Actions, ideas, or activities, often used informally.
The band did some great stuff on their first album.
R
The main or essential part of something.
Education is the stuff of our future.
verb
B2
To fill a space tightly with something.
She stuffed the suitcase with clothes.
B2
To push something into a small space quickly or carelessly.
He stuffed his hands in his pockets.
R
To fill a hollow space in food with another type of food.
We're going to stuff the turkey with breadcrumbs and herbs.
R
To eat a lot of food, often to the point of being full.
We stuffed ourselves with pizza and wings.
R
To preserve an animal by stuffing it with material to maintain its shape.
The hunter had the deer stuffed as a trophy.
translation
Things, materials, or objects, especially when the exact name is unknown or not important.; Actions, ideas, or activities, often used informally.; The main or essential part of something.
To fill a space tightly with something.; To push something into a small space quickly or carelessly.; To fill a hollow space in food with another type of food.; To eat a lot of food, often to the point of being full.; To preserve an animal by stuffing it with material to maintain its shape.
Word Forms
3rd Present
stuffs
Progressive
stuffing
Past
stuffed
Perfect
stuffed
Plural
stuffs