Meaning & Definition of Stiff in English

1. An ordinary man

• "A lucky stiff"

• "A working stiff"

2. 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"

1. Not moving or operating freely

• "A stiff hinge"

2. Powerful

• "A stiff current"

• "A stiff breeze"

3. Rigidly formal

• "A starchy manner"

• "The letter was stiff and formal"

• "His prose has a buckram quality"

4. Having a strong physiological or chemical effect

• "A potent toxin"

• "Potent liquor"

• "A potent cup of tea", "a stiff drink"

5. Marked by firm determination or resolution

• Not shakable

• "Firm convictions"

• "A firm mouth"

• "Steadfast resolve"

• "A man of unbendable perseverence"

• "Unwavering loyalty"

6. 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"

7. Very drunk

1. Extremely

• "Bored stiff"

• "Frightened stiff"

2. In a stiff manner

• "His hands lay stiffly"