stiff

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Synonyms: stuff, staff, skiff, sniff, spiff, tiff, stift, shiff, stif, siff, stff

Antonyms: stuff, staff, skiff, sniff, spiff, tiff, stift, shiff, stif, siff, stff

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Adjective

1. {{lb|en|of an|object}} [[rigid|Rigid]]; hard to bend; [[inflexible]].
2. {{lb|en|figurative|of|_|policies and rules and their application and enforcement}} Inflexible; rigid.
3. {{lb|en|of a|person}} [[formal|Formal]] in behavior; unrelaxed.
4. {{lb|en|colloquial}} [[harsh|Harsh]], [[severe]].
5. {{lb|en|of|_|muscles or parts of the body}} [[painful|Painful]] or more rigid than usual as a result of excessive or [[unaccustomed]] exercise.
6. [[potent|Potent]].
7. {{lb|en|informal}} [[expensive|Expensive]], [[pricey]].
8. {{lb|en|informal}} [[dead|Dead]], [[deceased]].
9. {{lb|en|slang|of the [[penis]]}} [[erect|Erect]].
10. Having a [[dense]] consistency; [[thick]]; {{lb|en|by extension}} [[difficult|Difficult]] to [[stir]].
11. {{lb|en|culinary|of whipping cream or egg whites}} Beaten until so aerated that they stand up straight on their own.<!--(though they remain easy to push over or "bend")-->
12. {{lb|en|math}} Of an [[equation]], for which certain numerical solving methods are numerically unstable, unless the step size is taken to be extremely small.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|slang|chiefly|North America}} An average person, usually male, of no particular distinction, skill, or education.
2. {{lb|en|slang}} A person who is deceived, as a [[mark]] or [[pigeon]] in a [[swindle]].
3. {{lb|en|slang}} A [[cadaver]]; a dead person.
4. {{lb|en|slang}} A [[flop]]; a commercial failure.
5. {{lb|en|US|slang}} A person who leaves (especially a restaurant) without paying the bill.
6. {{lb|en|US|slang|by extension}} A [[customer]] who does not leave a [[tip]].
7. {{lb|en|blackjack}} Any [[hard hand]] where it is possible to exceed 21 by drawing an additional card.
8. {{lb|en|finance|slang}} [[negotiable instrument|Negotiable instruments]], possibly [[forge]]d.
9. {{lb|en|prison slang}} A [[note]] or [[letter]] [[surreptitious]]ly sent by an inmate.

Verb

1. To fail to pay that which one [[owe]]s ([[implicitly]] or [[explicitly]]) to another, especially by [[depart]]ing [[hastily]].
2. To [[cheat]] someone.
3. To [[tip]] ungenerously.
4. {{lb|en|slang}} To [[kill]].
5. {{lb|en|informal}} To be [[unsuccessful]].

Adverb

1. {{lb|en|nautical}} Of the wind, with great [[force]]; [[strongly]].
2. {{lb|en|dated|slang}} Very thoroughly.

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.

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