Stiff Meaning

There are 10 meaning(s) for word Stiff

Meaning 1 : very drunk

    Synonyms : besotted,  blind drunk,  blotto,  cockeyed,  crocked,  fuddled,  loaded,  pie-eyed,  pissed,  pixilated,  plastered,  slopped,  sloshed,  smashed,  soaked,  soused,  sozzled,  squiffy,  tight,  wet
Meaning 2 : in a stiff manner

    Example : his hands lay stiffly

    Synonyms : stiffly
Meaning 3 : the dead body of a human being

    Example : the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river

    Synonyms : cadaver,  clay,  corpse,  remains
Meaning 4 : incapable of or resistant to bending

    Example : a palace guardsman stiff as a poker,stiff hair,a stiff neck

    Synonyms : rigid
Meaning 5 : marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable

    Synonyms : firm,  steadfast,  steady,  unbendable,  unfaltering,  unshakable,  unwavering
Meaning 6 : rigidly formal

    Example : the letter was stiff and formal

    Synonyms : buckram,  starchy
Meaning 7 : having a strong physiological or chemical effect

    Example : a stiff drink

    Synonyms : potent,  strong
Meaning 8 : an ordinary man

    Example : a lucky stiff,a working stiff

Meaning 9 : not moving or operating freely

    Example : a stiff hinge

Meaning 10 : powerful

    Example : a stiff current,a stiff breeze

How to Pronounce Stiff

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