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English Idioms :: stiff
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stiff - See: KEEP A STIFF UPPER LIP, SCARE OUT OF ONE'S WITS or SCARE STIFF. |
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Traditional English :: stiff
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stiff - adj. & n. --adj. 1 rigid; not flexible.
2 hard to bend or move or turn etc.; not working freely.
3 hard to cope with; needing strength or effort (a stiff test; a stiff climb).
4 severe or strong (a stiff breeze; a stiff penalty).
5 (of a person or manner) formal, constrained; lacking spontaneity.
6 (of a muscle or limb etc., or a person affected by these) aching when used, owing to previous exertion, injury, etc.
7 (of an alcoholic or medicinal drink) strong.
8 (predic.) colloq. to an extreme degree (bored stiff; scared stiff).
9 (foll. by with) colloq. abounding in (a place stiff with tourists). --n. sl.
1 a corpse.
2 a foolish or useless person (you big stiff). stiff neck a rheumatic condition in which the head cannot be turned without pain. stiff-necked obstinate or haughty. stiff upper lip firmness, fortitude. stiffish adj. stiffly adv. stiffness n. [OE stif f. Gmc] |
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Related Words
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cock
dripping
precum
light
as
feather
board
little
finger
headache
neck
jaw
joint
upper
lip
child
free
necked
boy
remedy
shaft
working
diagram
piper
get
rid
record
nipples
shoulder
device
suspect
man
syndrome
scared
gay
lyric
about
pain
clit
staff
stuff
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Most Often Usage
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cock dripping precum stiff
light as a feather stiff as a board
stiff little finger
headache and stiff neck
jaw stiff
stiff joint
stiff upper lip
stiff neck
child stiff neck
finger joint stiff
free stiff
necked stiff
stiff boy
stiff neck remedy
stiff shaft
working stiff
diagram piper stiff
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