STUFF


Meaning of STUFF in English

(SUBSTANCE) [noun] [U] [informal] - substance, matter or objects, esp. of a stated type or having the stated qualityThere's sticky stuff all over the chair.I won't offer you any cheese, I know you detest the stuff!Do you want any help bringing your stuff (= possessions) in from the van?We'll have to carry all our camping stuff when we walk, so only pack essentials.We've heard all of this stuff (= these things) before - haven't you got anything new to offer?(figurative) Their presentation was just the same old stuff.Her appetite for shopping became the stuff of legend (= famous).(US) In baseball, a pitcher's stuff is the quality and variety of their pitches.Avery had great stuff, total command of all three of his pitches.(informal) If someone does their stuff, they do what they should do or what is expected of them.If all the members of the team do their stuff, we should win easily.(dated) The expression stuff and nonsense is used by a person to show that they think something is not true and/or is silly.Her accusations are all stuff and nonsense.

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.