stuff

nouns

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"
material, stuff
miscellaneous unspecified objects
"the trunk was full of stuff"
stuff
is a type of (narrower)
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
"it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"
object, physical object
informal terms for personal possessions
"did you take all your clobber?"
clobber, stuff
senseless talk
"don't give me that stuff"
hooey, poppycock, stuff, stuff and nonsense
unspecified qualities required to do or be something
"the stuff of heros"; "you don't have the stuff to be a United States Marine"
stuff
is a type of (narrower)
an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
"the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
quality
information in some unspecified form
"it was stuff I had heard before"; "there's good stuff in that book"
stuff
is a type of (narrower)
a message received and understood
info, information
a critically important or characteristic component
"suspense is the very stuff of narrative"
stuff
is a type of (narrower)
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
"the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"
center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum

verbs

cram into a cavity
"The child stuffed candy into his pockets"
stuff
is a type of (narrower)
put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled
"cram books into the suitcase"
cram
press or force
"Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"
shove, squeeze, stuff, thrust
obstruct
"My nose is all stuffed"; "Her arteries are blocked"
block, choke up, lug, stuff
antonym
unstuff
overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
"She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on ice cream"
binge, englut, engorge, glut, gorge, gormandise, gormandize, gourmandize, ingurgitate, overeat, overgorge, overindulge, pig out, satiate, scarf out, stuff
treat with grease, fill, and prepare for mounting
"stuff a bearskin"
stuff
entails
treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather
tan
is a type of (narrower)
infuse or fill completely
"Impregnate the cloth with alcohol"
impregnate, saturate
fill tightly with a material
"stuff a pillow with feathers"
stuff
is derived from
stuffer
verb group
fill with a stuffing while cooking
"Have you stuffed the turkey yet?"
farce, stuff
is a type of (narrower)
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
"fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"
fill, fill up, make full
fill with a stuffing while cooking
"Have you stuffed the turkey yet?"
farce, stuff
is derived from
stuffing