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Definition of 'stiff'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) stiff
rigid or firm; difficult or impossible to bend or flex:
a stiff collar.

2.  stiff
not moving or working easily.

3.  stiff
(of a person or animal) not supple; moving with difficulty, as from cold, age, etc.

4.  stiff
strong; forceful; powerful:
stiff winds.

5.  stiff
strong or potent to the taste or system, as a beverage or medicine.

6.  stiff
resolute; firm in purpose; stubborn.

7.  stiff
stubbornly continued:
a stiff battle.

8.  stiff
rigidly formal, as people or manners.

9.  stiff
lacking ease and grace; awkward.

10.  stiff
excessively regular or formal, as a design.

11.  stiff
laborious or difficult, as a task.

12.  stiff
severe or harsh, as a penalty or demand.

13.  stiff
excessive; unusually high or great:
a stiff price.

14.  stiff
firm from tension; taut.

15.  stiff
relatively firm in consistency, as semisolid matter; thick.

16.  stiff
dense or compact; not friable:
stiff soil.

17.  stiff
(of a vessel) having a high resistance to rolling; stable

18. (n.) stiff
Slang.

19.  stiff
a dead body; corpse.

20.  stiff
a formal or priggish person.

21.  stiff
a poor tipper; tightwad.

22.  stiff
a drunk.

23.  stiff
a fellow:
lucky stiff.

24.  stiff
a hobo.

25.  stiff
a laborer:
working stiffs.

26. (adv.) stiff
in or to a firm or rigid state.

27.  stiff
completely, intensely, or extremely:
scared stiff.

28. (v.t.) stiff
Slang. to fail to tip or pay (a waiter, worker, etc.).

Etymology: (1905–10)

Definition of 'stiff'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) stiff
an ordinary man
"a lucky stiff"; "a working stiff"

2. (adj) cadaver, corpse, stiff, clay, remains
the dead body of a human being
"the cadaver was intended for dissection"; "the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse"; "the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river"; "honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay"

3. (adj) stiff
not moving or operating freely
"a stiff hinge"

4. (adj) stiff
powerful
"a stiff current"; "a stiff breeze"

5. (adj) starchy, stiff, buckram
rigidly formal
"a starchy manner"; "the letter was stiff and formal"; "his prose has a buckram quality"

6. (adj) potent, strong, stiff
having a strong physiological or chemical effect
"a potent toxin"; "potent liquor"; "a potent cup of tea", "a stiff drink"

7. (adj) firm, steadfast, steady, stiff, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
"firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty"

8. (adj) rigid, stiff
incapable of or resistant to bending
"a rigid strip of metal"; "a table made of rigid plastic"; "a palace guardsman stiff as a poker"; "stiff hair"; "a stiff neck"

9. (adverb) besotted, blind drunk, blotto, crocked, cockeyed, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, tight, wet
very drunk

10. (adverb) stiff
extremely
"bored stiff"; "frightened stiff"

11. (adverb) stiffly, stiff
in a stiff manner
"his hands lay stiffly"

Definition of 'stiff'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (adjective) stiff
≠ rigid
a piece of stiff cardboard

2.  stiff
not able to be moved easily or smoothly
My ankle is stiff.

3.  stiff
severe or difficult
a stiff jail sentence; stiff competition

4.  stiff
≠ relaxed
a stiff man with no sense of humor

5.  stiff
(of a drink) containing a lot of alcohol
I needed a stiff drink.

6.  stiff
(of wind) blowing hard
a stiff breeze

7. (adverb) stiff
bored/scared/worried etc. stiff
very bored, scared, worried, etc.
I'm scared stiff of dogs.

Definition of 'stiff'

Webster Dictionary

1.  stiff
not easily bent; not flexible or pliant; not limber or flaccid; rigid; firm; as, stiff wood, paper, joints

2.  stiff
not liquid or fluid; thick and tenacious; inspissated; neither soft nor hard; as, the paste is stiff

3.  stiff
firm; strong; violent; difficult to oppose; as, a stiff gale or breeze

4.  stiff
not easily subdued; unyielding; stubborn; obstinate; pertinacious; as, a stiff adversary

5.  stiff
not natural and easy; formal; constrained; affected; starched; as, stiff behavior; a stiff style

6.  stiff
harsh; disagreeable; severe; hard to bear

7.  stiff
bearing a press of canvas without careening much; as, a stiff vessel; -- opposed to crank

8.  stiff
very large, strong, or costly; powerful; as, a stiff charge; a stiff price

Translation of 'stiff'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: rigid or firm, and not easily bent, folded etc He has walked with a stiff leg since he injured his knee; stiff cardboard.
Afrikaans: styf	Arabic: صَلْب، يابِس	Bulgarian: вдървен
Brazilian: rígido	Czech: tuhý; nepohyblivý	German: steif
Danish: stiv	Greek: δύσκαμπτος, σκληρός	Spanish: rígido, tieso
Estonian: jäik	Farsi: انعطاف ناپذير	Finnish: jäykkä
French: raide	Hebrew: נוּקשֶׁה	Hindi: सुस्थिर
Croatian: ukočen, krut	Hungarian: merev	Indonesian: kaku
Icelandic: stífur	Italian: rigido; indolenzito	Japanese: こわばった
Korean: 빳빳한	Lithuanian: kietas, nelankstus, tvirt	Latvian: stīvs; ciets
Malay: tegar	Dutch: stijf	Norwegian: stiv
Polish: sztywny	Portuguese: rígido	Romanian: ţeapăn, rigid
Russian: негнущийся	Slovak: tuhý; tvrdý	Slovenian: tog
Serbian: ukočen	Swedish: stel, styv	Thai: ที่หักได้ยาก
Turkish: sert, katı	Taiwanese: 堅硬的，不易彎曲的	Ukrainian: тугий, негнучкий
Urdu: سخت	Vietnamese: cứng	Chinese: 坚硬的，不易弯曲的
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