kit vs stuff

kit

verb
  • To assemble or collect something into kits or sets or to give somebody a kit. See also kit out and other derived phrases. 

noun
  • A drum kit. 

  • Clothing. 

  • A kitten (young cat). 

  • A collection of items forming the equipment of a soldier, carried in a knapsack. 

  • A young rabbit. 

  • A school of pigeons, especially domesticated, trained pigeons. 

  • A young ferret. 

  • The standard set of clothing, accessories and equipment worn by players. 

  • A young beaver. 

  • A circular wooden vessel, made of hooped staves. 

  • A full software distribution, as opposed to a patch or upgrade. 

  • A collection of parts sold for the buyer to assemble. 

  • A young skunk. 

  • A kind of basket made especially from straw of rushes, especially for holding fish; by extension, the contents of such a basket or similar container, used as a measure of weight. 

  • Any collection of items needed for a specific purpose, especially for use by a workman, or personal effects packed for travelling. 

  • The set of skills and abilities chosen for a playable character. 

  • A young weasel 

  • Synonym of kit violin 

  • A kit fox. 

stuff

verb
  • To form or fashion by packing with the necessary material. 

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

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

  • To fill with seasoning. 

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

  • To break; to destroy. 

  • To load goods into (a container) for transport. 

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

  • To sate. 

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

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

  • To heavily defeat or get the better of. 

  • Used to contemptuously dismiss or reject something. See also stuff it. 

  • To sexually penetrate. 

  • To eat, especially in a hearty or greedy manner. 

noun
  • Refuse or worthless matter; hence, also, foolish or irrational language. 

  • Narcotic drugs, especially heroin. 

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

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

  • Used as placeholder, usually for material of unknown type or name. 

  • Miscellaneous items or objects; (with possessive) personal effects. 

  • Unspecified things or matters. 

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

  • Abstract/figurative substance or character. 

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