The difference between Stuff and Surfeit

When used as nouns, stuff means miscellaneous items, whereas surfeit means an excessive amount of something.

When used as verbs, stuff means to fill by crowding something into, whereas surfeit means to fill to excess.

check bellow for the other definitions of Stuff and Surfeit

  1. Stuff as a noun:

    Miscellaneous items; things; (with possessive) personal effects.

    Examples:

    "What is all that stuff on your bedroom floor?  nowrap He didn't want his pockets to bulge so he was walking around with all his stuff in his hands."

  2. Stuff as a noun (slang, informal):

    Things; trivial details.

    Examples:

    "I had to do some stuff."

  3. Stuff as a noun:

    The tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: matter Thesaurus:substance"

  4. Stuff as a noun:

    A material for making clothing; any woven textile, but especially a woollen fabric.

  5. Stuff as a noun:

    Abstract substance or character.

  6. Stuff as a noun (informal):

    Examples:

    "synonyms: doodad thingamabob Thesaurus:thingy"

    "Can I have some of that stuff on my ice-cream sundae?"

  7. Stuff as a noun (slang):

    Narcotic drugs, especially heroin.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: dope gear Thesaurus:recreational drug"

  8. Stuff as a noun (obsolete, uncountable):

    Furniture; goods; domestic vessels or utensils.

  9. Stuff as a noun (obsolete):

    A medicine or mixture; a potion.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Shakespeare"

  10. Stuff as a noun (obsolete):

    Refuse or worthless matter; hence, also, foolish or irrational language; nonsense; trash.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: garbage rubbish Thesaurus:trash"

  11. Stuff as a noun (nautical):

    A melted mass of turpentine, tallow, etc., with which the masts, sides, and bottom of a ship are smeared for lubrication.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Ham. Nav. Encyc"

  12. Stuff as a noun:

    Paper stock ground ready for use. When partly ground, it is called half stuff.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Knight"

  1. Stuff as a verb (transitive):

    To fill by crowding something into; to cram with something; to load to excess.

    Examples:

    "She stuffed the turkey for Thanksgiving using her secret stuffing recipe."

  2. Stuff as a verb (transitive):

    To fill a space with (something) in a compressed manner.

    Examples:

    "He stuffed his clothes into the closet and shut the door."

  3. Stuff as a verb (transitive):

    To load goods into a container for transport.

  4. Stuff as a verb (transitive, used in the passive):

    To sate.

    Examples:

    "I’m stuffed after having eaten all that turkey, mashed potatoes and delicious stuffing."

  5. Stuff as a verb (transitive, British, Australia, New Zealand):

    To break.

  6. Stuff as a verb (transitive, vulgar, British, Australia, New Zealand):

    To sexually penetrate.

  7. Stuff as a verb (transitive):

    To cut off another competitor in a race by disturbing his projected and committed racing line (trajectory) by an abrupt manoeuvre.

    Examples:

    "I got stuffed by that guy on the supermoto going into that turn, almost causing us to crash. "

  8. Stuff as a verb:

    To preserve a dead bird or other animal by filling its skin.

  9. Stuff as a verb (transitive):

    To obstruct, as any of the organs; to affect with some obstruction in the organs of sense or respiration.

  10. Stuff as a verb (transitive):

    To form or fashion by packing with the necessary material.

  11. Stuff as a verb (transitive, dated):

    To crowd with facts; to cram the mind of; sometimes, to crowd or fill with false or idle tales or fancies.

  12. Stuff as a verb (transitive, computing):

    To compress (a file or files) in the format, to be unstuffed later.

  13. Stuff as a verb (pronominal):

    To eat, especially in a hearty or greedy manner.

  1. Surfeit as a noun (countable):

    An excessive amount of something.

    Examples:

    "A surfeit of wheat is driving down the price."

  2. Surfeit as a noun (uncountable):

    Overindulgence in either food or drink; overeating.

  3. Surfeit as a noun (countable):

    A sickness or condition caused by overindulgence.

    Examples:

    "King Henry I is said to have died of a surfeit of lampreys."

  4. Surfeit as a noun:

    Disgust caused by excess; satiety.

  1. Surfeit as a verb (transitive):

    To fill to excess.

  2. Surfeit as a verb (transitive):

    To feed someone to excess.

    Examples:

    "She surfeited her children on sweets."

  3. Surfeit as a verb (intransitive, reflexive):

    To overeat or feed to excess.

  4. Surfeit as a verb (intransitive, reflexive):

    To sicken from overindulgence.

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