The difference between Stuff and Thing
When used as nouns, stuff means miscellaneous items, whereas thing means that which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.
When used as verbs, stuff means to fill by crowding something into, whereas thing means to express as a thing.
check bellow for the other definitions of Stuff and Thing
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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."
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Stuff as a noun (slang, informal):
Things; trivial details.
Examples:
"I had to do some stuff."
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Stuff as a noun:
The tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object.
Examples:
"synonyms: matter Thesaurus:substance"
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Stuff as a noun:
A material for making clothing; any woven textile, but especially a woollen fabric.
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Stuff as a noun:
Abstract substance or character.
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Stuff as a noun (informal):
Examples:
"synonyms: doodad thingamabob Thesaurus:thingy"
"Can I have some of that stuff on my ice-cream sundae?"
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Stuff as a noun (slang):
Narcotic drugs, especially heroin.
Examples:
"synonyms: dope gear Thesaurus:recreational drug"
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Stuff as a noun (obsolete, uncountable):
Furniture; goods; domestic vessels or utensils.
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Stuff as a noun (obsolete):
A medicine or mixture; a potion.
Examples:
"rfquotek Shakespeare"
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Stuff as a noun (obsolete):
Refuse or worthless matter; hence, also, foolish or irrational language; nonsense; trash.
Examples:
"synonyms: garbage rubbish Thesaurus:trash"
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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"
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Stuff as a noun:
Paper stock ground ready for use. When partly ground, it is called half stuff.
Examples:
"rfquotek Knight"
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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."
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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."
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Stuff as a verb (transitive):
To load goods into a container for transport.
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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."
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Stuff as a verb (transitive, British, Australia, New Zealand):
To break.
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Stuff as a verb (transitive, vulgar, British, Australia, New Zealand):
To sexually penetrate.
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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. "
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Stuff as a verb:
To preserve a dead bird or other animal by filling its skin.
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Stuff as a verb (transitive):
To obstruct, as any of the organs; to affect with some obstruction in the organs of sense or respiration.
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Stuff as a verb (transitive):
To form or fashion by packing with the necessary material.
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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.
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Stuff as a verb (transitive, computing):
To compress (a file or files) in the format, to be unstuffed later.
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Stuff as a verb (pronominal):
To eat, especially in a hearty or greedy manner.
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Thing as a noun:
That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.
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Thing as a noun:
A word, symbol, sign, or other referent that can be used to refer to any entity.
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Thing as a noun:
An individual object or distinct entity.
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Thing as a noun (informal):
Something that is existent or generally recognised.
Examples:
"Bacon pie? Is that a thing?"
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Thing as a noun (legal):
Whatever can be owned. Corporeal object.
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Thing as a noun (somewhat, _, dated):
The latest fad or fashion.
Examples:
"What do you mean you don't twerk, Stacy? It's the latest thing!"
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Thing as a noun (in the plural):
Clothes, possessions or equipment.
Examples:
"Hold on, let me just grab my things."
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Thing as a noun (informal):
A unit or container, usually containing edible goods.
Examples:
"get me a thing of apple juice at the store; I just ate a whole thing of jelly beans"
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Thing as a noun (informal):
A problem, dilemma, or complicating factor.
Examples:
"The car looks cheap, but the thing is, I have doubts about its safety."
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Thing as a noun (slang):
A penis.
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Thing as a noun:
A living being or creature.
Examples:
"you poor thing; she's a funny old thing, but her heart's in the right place; I met a pretty blond thing at the bar"
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Thing as a noun:
That which matters; the crux.
Examples:
"that's the thing: we don't know where he went; the thing is, I don't have any money"
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Thing as a noun:
Examples:
"Oh yeah, I'm supposed to promote that vision thing."
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Thing as a noun (informal):
That which is favoured; personal preference. ()
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Thing as a noun (chiefly, historical):
A public assembly or judicial council in a Germanic country.
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Thing as a verb (rare):
To express as a thing; to reify.