Stiff
adjective
Hardly moving, not flexible.
The door is stiff, it's hard to open it.
Often appears as...
- stiff breeze
- stiff drink
adjective
More than average difficulty.
That's a stiff challenge for a beginner.
Often appears as...
- stiff challenge
- stiff competition
adverb
Completely, extremely.
He fell stiff asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow.
Often appears as...
- stiff asleep
- stiff scared
adjective
Unnatural because of lack of relaxation.
His greeting was a stiff nod.
Often appears as...
- stiff nod
- stiff smile
noun
A person's dead body.
There's a stiff in the back room.
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
adjective
Hardly moving, not flexible.
The door is stiff, it's hard to open it.
Often appears as...
- stiff breeze
- stiff drink
adjective
More than average difficulty.
That's a stiff challenge for a beginner.
Often appears as...
- stiff challenge
- stiff competition
adverb
Completely, extremely.
He fell stiff asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow.
Often appears as...
- stiff asleep
- stiff scared
adjective
Unnatural because of lack of relaxation.
His greeting was a stiff nod.
Often appears as...
- stiff nod
- stiff smile
noun
A person's dead body.
There's a stiff in the back room.
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Objects
Used for describing things that are hard to bend or move due to tightness or tension.
She found the jar lid too stiff to open.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Fluid
Movement that lacks ease or smoothness can be described as 'stiff'.
After sitting for hours, his walk was stiff.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Objects
Used for describing things that are hard to bend or move due to tightness or tension.
She found the jar lid too stiff to open.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Fluid
Movement that lacks ease or smoothness can be described as 'stiff'.
After sitting for hours, his walk was stiff.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Objects
Used for describing things that are hard to bend or move due to tightness or tension.
She found the jar lid too stiff to open.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Fluid
Movement that lacks ease or smoothness can be described as 'stiff'.
After sitting for hours, his walk was stiff.
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Why helmets don't...
there's a large fissure that goes deep into the brain. And in that fissure, what you can't see in this image, you'll have to trust me, there is a fibrous sheet of tissue. It's called the falx, and it runs from the front of your head all the way to the back of your head, and it's quite stiff.
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On exploring the oceans...
but I will let it kid with no license take over control of my vehicle system because we want to create we want to create the classroom of tomorrow we have stiff competition and we need to motivate and it's all being done if that
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The Secret Culture of...
my neck is is you know is stiff because i'm constantly spinning around brian is free diving meaning no scuba gear he's holding his breath but he can't get deep enough to get a good shot so he resurfaces and grabs his air tanks
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Creating living...
are missing and possibly the fingers are stiff environmental sensing computation and robotics begin to change this relationship and they allow us to construct landscapes that are natural or extra natural extensions of the
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New bionics let us run,...
Imagine a future where clothing is stiff and soft where you need it, when you need it, for optimal support and flexibility, without ever causing discomfort. My bionic limbs are attached to my biological body
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Martina Flor: The secret...
making everything look a little more stiff and serious, like in an encyclopedia or old books? Or how would it look, considering this book has so much gibberish, if I combined both universes in a single
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Exorcism In India PIPE...
traveled many miles from all over northern India to seek his help I have four five lumps in my neck I get dizzy sometimes my eyes roll up my neck turned stiff but their woes appear to begin in
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Cannibal Scorpions vs....
live scorpion to abandon his booty and hide itself the Shrew poo-poos the stiff he wants a piece of that live scorpion which is why this segment is now called when truths attack scorpions
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My year of saying yes to...
And I feel stiff and delirious and confused most of the time. I itch for my cell phone always. But it is OK. My tiny humans show me how to live and the hum of the universe fills me up.
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Mesmerising Owl Moments...
like a satellite dish specifically to detect sound a ring of stiff feathers channel the sound towards the true ears which are hidden at the side of the face
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Why helmets don't...
there's a large fissure that goes deep into the brain. And in that fissure, what you can't see in this image, you'll have to trust me, there is a fibrous sheet of tissue. It's called the falx, and it runs from the front of your head all the way to the back of your head, and it's quite stiff.
Video examples
On exploring the oceans...
but I will let it kid with no license take over control of my vehicle system because we want to create we want to create the classroom of tomorrow we have stiff competition and we need to motivate and it's all being done if that
Video examples
The Secret Culture of...
my neck is is you know is stiff because i'm constantly spinning around brian is free diving meaning no scuba gear he's holding his breath but he can't get deep enough to get a good shot so he resurfaces and grabs his air tanks
Video examples
Creating living...
are missing and possibly the fingers are stiff environmental sensing computation and robotics begin to change this relationship and they allow us to construct landscapes that are natural or extra natural extensions of the
Video examples
New bionics let us run,...
Imagine a future where clothing is stiff and soft where you need it, when you need it, for optimal support and flexibility, without ever causing discomfort. My bionic limbs are attached to my biological body
Video examples
Martina Flor: The secret...
making everything look a little more stiff and serious, like in an encyclopedia or old books? Or how would it look, considering this book has so much gibberish, if I combined both universes in a single
Video examples
Exorcism In India PIPE...
traveled many miles from all over northern India to seek his help I have four five lumps in my neck I get dizzy sometimes my eyes roll up my neck turned stiff but their woes appear to begin in
Video examples
Cannibal Scorpions vs....
live scorpion to abandon his booty and hide itself the Shrew poo-poos the stiff he wants a piece of that live scorpion which is why this segment is now called when truths attack scorpions
Video examples
My year of saying yes to...
And I feel stiff and delirious and confused most of the time. I itch for my cell phone always. But it is OK. My tiny humans show me how to live and the hum of the universe fills me up.
Video examples
Mesmerising Owl Moments...
like a satellite dish specifically to detect sound a ring of stiff feathers channel the sound towards the true ears which are hidden at the side of the face
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Quote examples
DeAndre Hopkins
American Athlete
My pinkie tends to pop out of place a lot while I'm playing - I just pop it back in. I notice it when I move my hand and it feels stiff. I mean, it's been happening my whole life. It's never broken - just pops out of place real easy.
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Shaquille O'Neal
American Athlete
My father made me who I am. He gave me a basketball and told me to play with the ball, sleep with the ball, dream with the ball. Just don't take it to school. I used it as a pillow, and it never gave me a stiff neck.
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Lynn Redgrave
British Actress
And so I was very grateful that I didn't do the British stiff upper lip, but I went straight to a therapist. And she was wonderful and helpful, and I went for about two years.
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Drew Barrymore
American Actress
Having fun is fantastic, and I never want to lose a sense of that - and also, I think, you have to have that to put into your work, or else it's going to feel stiff.
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Michael Bloomberg
American Politician
We can only create good jobs if we make smarter investments in infrastructure and do more to support small businesses, not stiff them.
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Bob Keeshan
American Entertainer
Just as actors are afraid of child audiences because they're so honest, I would be scared stiff of going before the big folks.
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Madonna Ciccone
American Musician
Prince Charles is very relaxed at the table, throwing his salad around willy-nilly. I didn't find him stiff at all.
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John C. Maxwell
American Clergyman
When you are full of pride on the inside, it makes you stiff, stubborn, and creates strife with others.
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Ricardo Semler
Brazilian Businessman
The purpose of work is to make the worker - whether a working stiff or a CEO - feel good about life.
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James Joyce
Irish Novelist
Ireland sober is Ireland stiff.
Quote examples
DeAndre Hopkins
American Athlete
My pinkie tends to pop out of place a lot while I'm playing - I just pop it back in. I notice it when I move my hand and it feels stiff. I mean, it's been happening my whole life. It's never broken - just pops out of place real easy.
Quote examples
Shaquille O'Neal
American Athlete
My father made me who I am. He gave me a basketball and told me to play with the ball, sleep with the ball, dream with the ball. Just don't take it to school. I used it as a pillow, and it never gave me a stiff neck.
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Lynn Redgrave
British Actress
And so I was very grateful that I didn't do the British stiff upper lip, but I went straight to a therapist. And she was wonderful and helpful, and I went for about two years.
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Drew Barrymore
American Actress
Having fun is fantastic, and I never want to lose a sense of that - and also, I think, you have to have that to put into your work, or else it's going to feel stiff.
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Michael Bloomberg
American Politician
We can only create good jobs if we make smarter investments in infrastructure and do more to support small businesses, not stiff them.
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Bob Keeshan
American Entertainer
Just as actors are afraid of child audiences because they're so honest, I would be scared stiff of going before the big folks.
Quote examples
Madonna Ciccone
American Musician
Prince Charles is very relaxed at the table, throwing his salad around willy-nilly. I didn't find him stiff at all.
Quote examples
John C. Maxwell
American Clergyman
When you are full of pride on the inside, it makes you stiff, stubborn, and creates strife with others.
Quote examples
Ricardo Semler
Brazilian Businessman
The purpose of work is to make the worker - whether a working stiff or a CEO - feel good about life.
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James Joyce
Irish Novelist
Ireland sober is Ireland stiff.
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