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stiff

გამოთქმა: /stɪf/

ზედსართავი

Universal
  • 1not easily bent or changed in shape; rigid:a stiff black collar stiff cardboard
  • (of a semi-liquid substance) viscous; thick:add wheat until the mixture is quite stiff
  • not moving as freely as is usual or desirable; difficult to turn or operate:a stiff drawer the shower tap is a little stiff
  • (of a person or part of the body) unable to move easily and without pain:he was stiff from sitting on the desk a stiff back
  • (of a person or their manner) not relaxed or friendly; constrained:she greeted him with stiff politeness
  • 2severe or strong:they face stiff fines and a possible jail sentence a stiff increase in taxes
  • (of a wind) blowing strongly:a stiff breeze stirring the lake
  • requiring strength or effort; difficult:a long stiff climb up the bare hillside
  • (of an alcoholic drink) strong:a stiff measure of brandy
  • 3 (stiff with) informal full of:the place is stiff with alarm systems
  • 4 (—— stiff) informal having a specified unpleasant feeling to an extreme extent:she was scared stiff I was bored stiff with my project

არსებითი სახელი

Universal
  • 1a dead body.
  • 2chiefly North American a boring, conventional person:ordinary working stiffs in respectable offices
  • 3 (the stiffs) British a sports club’s reserve team.

ზმნა

Universal
  • 1North American cheat (someone) out of something, especially money: several workers were stiffed out of their pay
  • fail to leave (someone) a tip.
  • 2North American ignore (someone) deliberately; snub: the stars are notorious for stiffing their hosts and sponsors at banquets
  • 3kill (someone):the girl was found stiffed in an air-conditioning duct
  • [no object] (of a commercial venture or product) be unsuccessful:as soon as he began singing about the wife and kids, his albums stiffed

stiff as a board

informal (of a person or part of the body) extremely stiff.

a stiff upper lip

a quality of uncomplaining stoicism:senior managers had to keep a stiff upper lip and remain optimistic

stiffish

adjective

stiffly

adverb

stiffness

noun

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