stiff: betekenis en definities
EngelsTyp een woord
Difficult to bend; rigid.
Not moving or operating easily or freely; resistant: a stiff hinge.
Lacking ease or comfort of movement; not limber: a stiff neck.
Not liquid, loose, or fluid; thick: stiff dough.
Firm, as in purpose; resolute.
Having a strong, swift, steady force or movement: a stiff current; a stiff breeze.
Potent or strong: a stiff drink.
Difficult, laborious, or arduous: a stiff hike; a stiff examination.
Difficult to comprehend or accept; harsh or severe: a stiff penalty.
Excessively high: a stiff price.
Nautical Not heeling over much in spite of great wind or the press of the sail.
In a stiff manner: frozen stiff.
To a complete extent; totally: bored stiff.
Slang A person regarded as constrained, priggish, or overly formal.
Slang A person: a lucky stiff; just an ordinary working stiff.
Slang A person who tips poorly.
Slang To tip (someone) inadequately or not at all, as for a service rendered: paid the dinner check but stiffed the waiter.
To cheat (someone) of something owed: My roommate stiffed me out of last month's rent.
To fail to give or supply (something expected or promised).