Definitions for stiff
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Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. stiff(noun)

   an ordinary man

   "a lucky stiff"; "a working stiff"

2. cadaver, corpse, stiff, clay, remains(adj)

   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. stiff(adj)

   not moving or operating freely

   "a stiff hinge"

4. stiff(adj)

   powerful

   "a stiff current"; "a stiff breeze"

5. starchy, stiff, buckram(adj)

   rigidly formal

   "a starchy manner"; "the letter was stiff and formal"; "his prose has a buckram quality"

6. potent, strong, stiff(adj)

   having a strong physiological or chemical effect

   "a potent toxin"; "potent liquor"; "a potent cup of tea", "a stiff drink"

7. firm, steadfast, steady, stiff, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering(adj)

   marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable

   "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty"

8. rigid, stiff(adj)

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

   very drunk

10. stiff(adverb)

    extremely

    "bored stiff"; "frightened stiff"

11. stiffly, stiff(adverb)

    in a stiff manner

    "his hands lay stiffly"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. stiff(Noun)

   An average person, usually male, of no particular distinction, skill, or education, often a working stiff or lucky stiff.

   A Working Stiff's Manifesto: A Memoir of Thirty Jobs I Quit, Nine That Fired Me, and Three I Can't Remember was published in 2003.

   Etymology: stif, from stifaz, from stīpos (compare stipare, from which English stevedore).

2. stiff(Noun)

   A person who is deceived, as a mark or pigeon in a swindle.

   She convinced the stiff to go to her hotel room, where her henchman was waiting to rob him.

   Etymology: stif, from stifaz, from stīpos (compare stipare, from which English stevedore).

3. stiff(Noun)

   A cadaver, a dead person.

   Etymology: stif, from stifaz, from stīpos (compare stipare, from which English stevedore).

4. stiff(Noun)

   A person who leaves (especially a restaurant) without paying the bill.

   Etymology: stif, from stifaz, from stīpos (compare stipare, from which English stevedore).

5. stiff(Verb)

   To fail to pay that which one owes (implicitly or explicitly) to another, especially by departing hastily.

   Realizing he had forgotten his wallet, he stiffed the taxi driver when the cab stopped for a red light.

   Etymology: stif, from stifaz, from stīpos (compare stipare, from which English stevedore).

6. stiff(Adjective)

   Of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible.

   Etymology: stif, from stifaz, from stīpos (compare stipare, from which English stevedore).

7. stiff(Adjective)

   Of policies and rules and their application and enforcement, inflexible.

   Etymology: stif, from stifaz, from stīpos (compare stipare, from which English stevedore).

8. stiff(Adjective)

   Of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed.

   Etymology: stif, from stifaz, from stīpos (compare stipare, from which English stevedore).

9. stiff(Adjective)

   Harsh, severe.

   He was eventually caught, and given a stiff fine.

   Etymology: stif, from stifaz, from stīpos (compare stipare, from which English stevedore).

10. stiff(Adjective)

    Of muscles, or parts of the body, painful, as a result of excessive, or unaccustomed exercise.

    My legs are stiff after climbing that hill yesterday.

    Etymology: stif, from stifaz, from stīpos (compare stipare, from which English stevedore).

11. stiff(Adjective)

    potent.

    A stiff drink; a stiff dose; a stiff breeze.

    Etymology: stif, from stifaz, from stīpos (compare stipare, from which English stevedore).

12. stiff(Adjective)

    dead, deceased.

    Etymology: stif, from stifaz, from stīpos (compare stipare, from which English stevedore).

13. stiff(Adjective)

    Of a penis, erect.

    Etymology: stif, from stifaz, from stīpos (compare stipare, from which English stevedore).

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Stiff

   stif, adj. not easily bent: rigid: not liquid: rather hard than soft: not easily overcome: obstinate: not natural and easy: constrained: formal: hard to overcome, difficult: firm, of prices, &c.: dead, rigid in death: (naut.) keeping upright.—n. (slang) a corpse: negotiable paper: forged paper.—v.t. Stiff′en, to make stiff.—v.i. to become stiff: to become less impressible or more obstinate.—ns. Stiff′ener, one who, or that which, stiffens; Stiff′ening, something used to make a substance more stiff.—adj. Stiff′-heart′ed (B.), obstinate, stubborn.—adv. Stiff′ly.—n. Stiff′-neck, cervical myalgia, true torticollis.—adj. Stiff′-necked, obstinate, hard to move.—ns. Stiff′-neck′edness; Stiff′ness.—Do a bit of stiff, to accept or discount a bill. [A.S. stíf, stiff; Dut. stijf, Dan. stiv.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. stiff

   Stable or steady; the opposite to crank; a quality by which a ship stands up to her canvas, and carries enough sail without heeling over too much.

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'stiff' in Adjectives Frequency: #739

Anagrams for stiff »

1. tiffs

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of stiff in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of stiff in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of stiff in a Sentence

1. Rahul Kariya:

   He was making sound like he was choking on something, his left hand became stiff and his lips quivered.

2. Troy Thibodeau:

   A card in lesser condition of a stiff who never made it into the Hall of Fame might go for as little as $100, these are truly pieces of art. They're colorful, they're bright, they're folky, they're Americana.

3. Tiger Woods:

   It's still a little bit stiff, but that's just the way it's going to be.

4. George W. Bush, speech, November 19, 1999:

   In the defense of our nation, a president must be a clear-eyed realist. There are limits to the smiles and scowls of diplomacy. Armies and missiles are not stopped by stiff notes of condemnation. They are held in check by strength and purpose and the promise of swift punishment.

5. James Collins:

   At minimum, doing it helps maintain what you have, especially as an athlete and a football player, as he’s going through a season and his bodies getting beat up, everything starts to shut down — ‘Boy, I feel stiff. I’m sore. I can’t do this.’ But if you’re doing things throughout the season, like yoga, to help maintain what you’ve established with your body, that helps you get through the season, helps reduce your chance of injury and things of that nature.

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