stuff
noun (QUALITY) /stʌf/Definition
the stuff of sth literary › the most necessary, important, or typical part of something: A thwarted love affair is the (very) stuff of fiction.Important and essential thingsInformation and messages › [U] US In baseball, a pitcher's stuff is the quality and variety of their pitches (= throws to the player hitting the ball): Avery had great stuff, total command of all three of his pitches.Baseball and roundersGeneral terms used in ball sports
(Definition of stuff noun (QUALITY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- ballgame noun
- base noun (IN BASEBALL)
- batter's box noun
- bullpen noun
- curveball noun
- double noun (BASEBALL)
- double-header noun
- field verb (BALL)
- foul ball noun
- grounder noun
- hit noun (TOUCH)
- hitter noun
- home run noun
- inning noun
- pitch noun (BASEBALL)
- pitch verb (BASEBALL)
- slice noun (HIT)
- slice verb (HIT)
- strike (sb) out phrasal verb
- the outfield noun
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