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[stʌf] noun [U] informal I
1) objects, or things
What's all this stuff on my desk?[/ex]
By the time we got to the sale, all the good stuff was gone.[/ex]
I spend most of my time doing really boring stuff.[/ex]
2) a material, or a substance
The costumes were made of thin, gauzy stuff.[/ex]
What's that sticky stuff in your hair?[/ex]
3) general information
I already know all that stuff.[/ex]
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...and stuff (like that) — spoken used for referring to things that are similar or related to the subject that you are discussing[/ex]
She wants us to smile more, and stuff like that.[/ex]
know your stuff — informal to know a lot about something[/ex]
II
verb [T]
stuff [stʌf]
1) to push something soft into a space or container
Alice quickly stuffed her clothes into a suitcase and left.[/ex]
2) to fill a container or space with something, especially something soft

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