"stiff up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: stiffs up [present, singular, third-person], stiffing up [participle, present], stiffed up [participle, past], stiffed up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} stiff up (third-person singular simple present stiffs up, present participle stiffing up, simple past and past participle stiffed up)
  1. (French polishing) To apply rubber without oil as part of the French polishing process.
    Sense id: en-stiff_up-en-verb-3MEJK0QR
  2. (transitive) Synonym of stiffen up Tags: transitive Synonyms: stiffen up [synonym, synonym-of]
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