stuff vs back up

back up vs stuff

stuff is a noun but back up is not a noun.

stuff and back up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stuff	Yes	No	Yes	No
back up	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, back up is a hypernym of stuff; that is, back up is a word with a broader meaning than stuff:

stuff: obstruct
back up: become or cause to become obstructed

Other hypernyms of stuff include choke, choke off, clog, clog up, congest, crap up, foul.

stuff (noun)	back up (noun)
miscellaneous unspecified objects
unspecified qualities required to do or be something
a critically important or characteristic component
senseless talk
information in some unspecified form
informal terms for personal possessions
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

stuff (verb)	back up (verb)
fill with a stuffing while cooking	establish as valid or genuine
fill tightly with a material	become or cause to become obstructed
treat with grease, fill, and prepare for mounting	make a copy of (a computer file) especially for storage in another place as a security copy
overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself	move backwards from a certain position
cram into a cavity	give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to
obstruct
press or force

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