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  • 21stiff — [[t]stɪ̱f[/t]] stiffer, stiffest 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is stiff is firm or does not bend easily. The furniture was stiff, uncomfortable, too delicate, and too neat... His gaberdine trousers were brand new and stiff... Her fingers were… …

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  • 22stiff — 1 adjective 1 BODY if a part of your body is stiff or you are stiff, your muscles hurt and it is difficult to move: Arthritis makes your joints stiff and sore. | stiff neck/back/joint: Alastair woke up with a stiff neck. | feel stiff: I felt… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 23stiff — stiffish, adj. stiffly, adv. stiffness, n. /stif/, adj., stiffer, stiffest, n., adv., v. adj. 1. rigid or firm; difficult or impossible to bend or flex: a stiff collar. 2. not moving or working easily: The motor was a little stiff from the cold… …

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  • 24stiff — /stɪf / (say stif) adjective 1. rigid or firm in substance; not flexible, pliant, or easily bent: a stiff collar. 2. not moving or working easily: a stiff hinge. 3. (of the body or part of the body) unable to move without difficulty or causing… …

  • 25stiff — [[t]stɪf[/t]] adj. stiff•er, stiff•est, n. adv. v. 1) rigid or firm; difficult or impossible to bend or flex: a stiff collar[/ex] 2) not moving or working easily 3) (of a person or animal) not supple; moving with difficulty, as from cold, age,… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 26stiff — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English stif, from Old English stīf; akin to Middle Dutch stijf stiff, Latin stipare to press together, Greek steibein to tread on Date: before 12th century 1. a. not easily bent ; rigid < a stiff collar > b …

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  • 27Stiff Little Fingers — Infobox musical artist Name = Stiff Little Fingers |220px Img capt = Landscape = Background = group or band Origin = Belfast, Northern Ireland Genre = Punk rock Years active = 1977 1982 1987–present Label = Rough Trade Records Chrysalis Records&#8230; …

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  • 28Stiff-arm fend — The Heisman Trophy in American college football shows a player anticipating a stiff arm fend. The stiff arm fend (known as a hand off in rugby league and rugby union and sometimes as a don t argue in Australia or a straight arm in American&#8230; …

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  • 29stiff*/ — [stɪf] adj I 1) firm and difficult to bend a stiff piece of card[/ex] a small stiff brush[/ex] 2) more severe or difficult than usual Jarvis is up against some stiff competition in this race.[/ex] Those caught breaking the new law face stiff&#8230; …

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  • 30Stiff equation — In mathematics, a stiff equation is a differential equation for which certain numerical methods for solving the equation are numerically unstable, unless the step size is taken to be extremely small. It has proven difficult to formulate a precise …

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