Definition of stiff Stiff

/stɪˈf/ - [stif] - stiff

We found 40 definitions of stiff from 8 different sources.

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: stifves

stiff - an ordinary man; "a lucky stiff"; "a working stiff"
stiff - 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"
  cadaver, corpse, clay, remains
  dead body, body the external structure of a vehicle; "the body of the car was badly rusted"
  argot, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular, jargon, cant a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard

Adjective

stiff, stiffer, stiffest

stiff - not moving or operating freely; "a stiff hinge"
  immobile not capable of movement or of being moved
stiff - powerful; "a stiff current"; "a stiff breeze"
stiff - having a strong physiological or chemical effect; "a potent toxin"; "potent liquor"; "a potent cup of tea", "a stiff drink"
  potent, strong
  impotent lacking power or ability; "Technology without morality is barbarous; morality without technology is impotent"- Freeman J.Dyson; "felt impotent rage"
  effectual, efficacious, effective marked by qualities giving the power to produce an intended effect; "written propaganda is less efficacious than the habits and prejudices...of the readers"-Aldous Huxley; "the medicine is efficacious in stopping a cough"
  fertile capable of reproducing
  powerful having great power or force or potency or effect; "the most powerful government in western Europe"; "his powerful arms"; "a powerful bomb"; "the horse's powerful kick"; "powerful drugs"; "a powerful argument"
  effectiveness, potency, strength power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect
  equipotent having equal strength or efficacy
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"
  rigid
  inflexible resistant to being bent; "an inflexible iron bar"; "an inflexible knife blade";
stiff - marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty"
  firm, steadfast, steady, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering
  resolute firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination; "stood resolute against the enemy"; "faced with a resolute opposition"; "a resolute and unshakeable faith"
stiff - rigidly formal; "a starchy manner"; "the letter was stiff and formal"; "his prose has a buckram quality"
  starchy, buckram
  formal being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress); "pay one's formal respects"; "formal dress"; "a formal ball"; "the requirement was only formal and often ignored"; "a formal education"
stiff - very drunk
  besotted, blind drunk, blotto, crocked, cockeyed, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, tight, wet
  inebriated, drunk, intoxicated stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol); "a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors"; "helplessly inebriated"

Adverb
stiff - extremely; "bored stiff"; "frightened stiff"
stiff - in a stiff manner; "his hands lay stiffly"
  stiffly
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= antonym
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • stiff (Noun)
    An average person, usually male, of no particular distinction, skill, or education, often a working stiff or lucky stiff.
  • stiff (Noun)
    A person who is deceived, as a mark or pigeon in a swindle.
  • stiff (Noun)
    A cadaver, a dead person.
  • stiff (Noun)
    A person who leaves especially a restaurant without paying the bill.
  • stiff (Verb)
    To fail to pay that which one owes implicitly or explicitly to another, especially by departing hastily.
  • stiff (Adjective)
    Of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible.
  • stiff (Adjective)
    Of policies and rules and their application and enforcement, inflexible.
  • stiff (Adjective)
    Of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed.
  • stiff (Adjective)
    Harsh, severe.
  • stiff (Adjective)
    Of muscles, or parts of the body, painful, as a result of excessive, or unaccustomed exercise.
  • stiff (Adjective)
    potent.
  • stiff (Adjective)
    dead, deceased.
  • stiff (Adjective)
    Of a penis, erect.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • stiff (superl.)
    Not easily bent; not flexible or pliant; not limber or flaccid; rigid; firm; as, stiff wood, paper, joints.
  • stiff (superl.)
    Not liquid or fluid; thick and tenacious; inspissated; neither soft nor hard; as, the paste is stiff.
  • stiff (superl.)
    Firm; strong; violent; difficult to oppose; as, a stiff gale or breeze.
  • stiff (superl.)
    Not easily subdued; unyielding; stubborn; obstinate; pertinacious; as, a stiff adversary.
  • stiff (superl.)
    Not natural and easy; formal; constrained; affected; starched; as, stiff behavior; a stiff style.
  • stiff (superl.)
    Harsh; disagreeable; severe; hard to bear.
  • stiff (superl.)
    Bearing a press of canvas without careening much; as, a stiff vessel; -- opposed to crank.
  • stiff (superl.)
    Very large, strong, or costly; powerful; as, a stiff charge; a stiff price.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ί

  • stiff
    The physical structure of a dead animal or person.
  • stiff
    Incapable of or resistant to bending.
  • stiff
    A forbidden written message of one prisoner to another or to a person outside of prison.
  • stiff
    Marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • 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.]

Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️

  • stiff
    the quality by which a ship is enabled to carry a sufficient quantity of sail, without hazard of oversetting. See the articles BALLAST and TRIM.

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

  • 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.

Part of speech

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  • stiff, verb, present, 1st person singular of stiff (infinitive).
  • stiff, verb (infinitive).
  • stiff, noun, singular of stiffs.
  • stiff, adjective.

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