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Meaning
Adj
●
Rigid;
hard
to
bend
; inflexible.
●
Inflexible; rigid.
●
Formal in
behavior
; unrelaxed.
●
Harsh, severe.
●
Painful
as a result of
excessive
or
unaccustomed
exercise.
●
Potent.
●
Dead, deceased.
●
Erect.
●
Having a
dense
consistency
;
thick
; (
by extension
) Difficult to stir.
●
In Cooking:
Beaten until so
aerated
that they
stand up
straight
on their own.
●
In Mathematics:
Of an
equation
: for which certain
numerical
solving
methods are
numerically
unstable
, unless the
step
size
is
taken
to be
extremely
small.
●
In Nautical:
Keeping upright.
●
In Golf:
Of a
shot
:
landing
so
close to
the
flagstick
that it should be very
easy
to
sink
the
ball
with the next
shot
.
●
In Professional wrestling:
Delivered more
forcefully
than
needed
, whether
intentionally
or
accidentally
, thus
causing
legitimate
pain
to the opponent.
Noun
●
In American English & Canadian English:
An
average
person, usually
male
, of no particular
distinction
,
skill
, or education.
●
A person who is
deceived
, as a
mark
or
pigeon
in a swindle.
●
In Death & People:
A
cadaver
; a
dead
person.
●
A
flop
; a
commercial
failure.
●
In American English:
A person who
leaves
(especially a
restaurant
) without
paying
the bill.
●
In American English:
A customer who does not
leave
a tip.
●
Any
hard hand
where it is possible to
exceed
21 by
drawing
an
additional
card.
●
In Finance:
Negotiable
instruments
,
possibly
forged.
●
A
note
or
letter
surreptitiously
sent by an inmate.
Verb
●
To
fail
to
pay
that
which one
owes
(implicitly or
explicitly
) to another, especially by
departing
hastily.
●
To
cheat
someone
●
To
tip
ungenerously.
●
To kill.
Adv
●
In Nautical:
Of the
wind
, with great
force
; strongly.
Name
●
A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
stiff
English
stif
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Corpse
Body
Harsh
Dead
Kill
Dupe
Related
Rigid
Tight
Brittle
Thin
Soft
Heavy
Dull
Thick
Rough
Lumpy
Bulky
Grippy
Springy
Taut
Sturdy
Strong
Whippy
Bendy
Rubbery
Dense
Loose
Sticky
Weak
Smooth
Hard
Scratchy
Tough
Dry
Floppy
Sluggish
Ductile
Sharp
Slippy
Durable
Greasy
Elastic
Stretchy
Stable
Delicate
Flat
Inflexible
Spongy
Narrow
Thicker
Flexible
Fragile
Solid
Fibrous
Straight
Cold
Saddle
Porous
Bouncy
Slippery
Softer
Intense
Steep
Flimsy
Slender
Dirty
Viscous
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Rhymes
If
Wif
Dif
Gif
Jiff
Yiff
Tiff
Hiff
Riff
Scif
Biff
Diff
Spiff
Quiff
Glyph
Stiff
Cliff
Whiff
Skiff
Cliff
Sniff
Spliff
Griffe
Working Stiff
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