Definition of: stuff

(stuf) v.t.
1. To fill completely; pack; cram full.
2. To fill (an opening, etc.) with something forced in; plug.
3. To obstruct or stop up; choke.
4. To fill or expand with padding, as a cushion.
5. To fill (a fowl, roast, etc.) with stuffing.
6. In taxidermy, to fill the skin of (a bird, animal, etc.) with a material preparatory to mounting.
7. To fill too full; overload; distend.
8. To fill or cram with food: He stuffed himself with oysters.
9. To fill with knowledge, ideas, or attitudes, especially unsystematically: His head is stuffed with prejudices.
10. To force or cram, as into a small space.
11. To fill the pores of (a skin or pelt) with a preservative of oil and tallow.
—v.i.
12. To eat to excess; gluttonize.
—to stuff a ballot box To put fraudulent votes into a ballot box. [<noun]
—noun
1. The material out of which something may be shaped or made; hence, raw or unwrought material.
2. Figuratively, the fundamental element of anything, material or spiritual.
3. Possessions generally, especially household goods.
4. A worthless collection of things; rubbish; hence, worthless ideas: often used as an interjection: Stuff and nonsense!
5. Woven material, especially of wool.
6. Any textile fabric.
7. Any one of various substances, mixtures, or compounds prepared for use, as paper pulp; in leathermaking, dubbing or stuffing.
8. A medicinal mixture or potion.
9. Scot. Luggage; belongings; corn; grain.
10. Slang Money; means.
11. In journalism, copy ready for the printer or engraver. [<OF estoffe, prob. <L stuppa tow]
—stuff′er noun