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Noun
Definition: an ordinary man; "a lucky stiff"; "a working stiff"
Definition: 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"
Definition: An average person, usually male, of no particular distinction, skill, or education, often a working stiff or lucky stiff.
Verb
Definition: To fail to pay that which one owes (implicitly or explicitly) to another, especially by departing hastily.
Adjective
Definition: not moving or operating freely; "a stiff hinge"
Definition: powerful; "a stiff current"; "a stiff breeze"
Definition: rigidly formal; "a starchy manner"; "the letter was stiff and formal"; "his prose has a buckram quality"
Definition: having a strong physiological or chemical effect; "a potent toxin"; "potent liquor"; "a potent cup of tea"; "a stiff drink"
Definition: marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty"
Definition: 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"
Definition: very drunk
Definition: Rigid; hard to bend; inflexible.