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stifado

stiff


Definition: Meaning of, stiff in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / stɪf /

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stiff stiffer stiffest
  1. body if someone or a part of their body is stiff, their muscles hurt and it is difficult for them to move
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  2. material/substance firm, hard, or difficult to bend
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  3. mixture a stiff mixture is thick and almost solid, so that it is not easy to mix
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  4. difficult difficult, strict, or severe
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  5. door/drawer etc British English difficult to move, turn, or open
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  6. unfriendly if someone's behaviour is stiff, they behave in a very formal or unfriendly way
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  7. price a stiff price etc is high, especially higher than the price etc of similar things
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  8. stiff wind/breeze a fairly strong wind etc
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  9. stiff drink/whisky etc a very strong alcoholic drink
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  10. stiff upper lip the ability to stay calm and not show your feelings in a difficult or upsetting situation
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  1. bored/scared/worried stiff informal extremely bored, frightened, or worried
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  2. frozen stiff extremely cold
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  3. frozen stiff cloth that is is frozen stiff is hard because the water in it has frozen
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stiff stiffs
[countable] [informal]
  1. the body of a dead person
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  2. working stiff American English an ordinary person who works to earn enough money to live
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  3. someone who you think is old-fashioned and too formal
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
stiff stiffed stiffed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
stiffing stiffs
[informal]
  1. [transitive] American English to cheat someone by not paying them, especially by not leaving a TIP in a restaurant
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  2. [intransitive] if a new product, film, show etc stiffs, it does not sell well or fails completely [=  bomb]
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stiff used in phrases

  • stiff aster (noun)
    1. wiry tufted perennial of the eastern United States with stiff erect rough stems, linear leaves and large violet flowers
  • stiff gentian (noun)
    1. gentian of eastern North America having clusters of bristly blue flowers
  • stiff upper lip (noun)
    1. especially fear or grief self-restraint in the expression of emotion
  • stiff-backed (adjective)
    1. having a stiff back
  • stiff-branched (adjective)
    1. having stiff branches
  • stiff-haired (adjective)
    1. having stiff hair
  • stiff-necked (adjective)
    1. too proud, and refusing to change or obey [=  stubborn]
  • stiff-tailed (adjective)
    1. having a stiff tail
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