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2 N‑UNCOUNT Study is the activity of studying. □  …the use of maps and visual evidence in the study of local history. □  She gave up her studies to take a job with the company.

3 N‑COUNT A study of a subject is a piece of research on it. □  Recent studies suggest that as many as 5 in 1000 new mothers are likely to have this problem.

4 N‑PLURAL You can refer to educational subjects or courses that contain several elements as studies of a particular kind. □  …a new centre for Islamic studies. □  She is currently doing a business studies course at Leeds.

5 VERB If you study something, you look at it or watch it very carefully, in order to find something out. □ [V n] Debbie studied her friend's face for a moment.

6 VERB If you study something, you consider it or observe it carefully in order to be able to understand it fully. □ [V n] I know that you've been studying chimpanzees for thirty years now. □ [V n] I invite every citizen to carefully study the document.

7 N‑COUNT A study by an artist is a drawing which is done in preparation for a larger picture.

8 N‑COUNT A study is a room in a house which is used for reading, writing, and studying.

9 → see also studied , case study SYNONYMS study VERB 1

learn:Their children were going to learn English.

cram:She was cramming for her Economics exam.

revise:I have to revise for maths. NOUN

2

examination:The proposal requires careful examination and consideration.

3

investigation:He ordered an investigation into the affair.

analysis:We did an analysis of the way that government money has been spent in the past.

stuff ◆◆◇ /stʌ f/ (stuffs , stuffing , stuffed )

1 N‑UNCOUNT You can use stuff to refer to things such as a substance, a collection of things, events, or ideas, or the contents of something in a general way without mentioning the thing itself by name. [INFORMAL ] □  I'd like some coffee, and I don't object to the powdered stuff if it's all you've got. □  'What do you want to know?'—'About life and stuff.' □  He pointed to a duffle bag.'That's my stuff.'

2 VERB If you stuff something somewhere, you push it there quickly and roughly. □ [V n prep/adv] I stuffed my hands in my pockets. □ [V n prep/adv] He stuffed the newspapers into a litter bin and headed down the street.

3 VERB If you stuff a container or space with something, you fill it with something or with a quantity of things until it is full. □ [V n adj] He grabbed my purse, opened it and stuffed it full, then gave it back to me. □ [V n + with ] He still stood behind his cash register stuffing his mouth with popcorn.

4 VERB If you stuff yourself , you eat a lot of food. [INFORMAL ] □ [V pron-refl prep] I could stuff myself with ten chocolate bars and half an hour later eat a big meal. ●  stuffed ADJ [v-link ADJ ] □  But you're just so stuffed you won't be able to drink anything.

5 VERB If you stuff a bird such as a chicken or a vegetable such as a pepper, you put a mixture of food inside it before cooking it. □ [V n] Will you stuff the turkey and shove it in the oven for me? □ [V -ed] …stuffed tomatoes.

6 VERB [usu passive] If a dead animal is stuffed , it is filled with a substance so that it can be preserved and displayed.