"stiffen up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: stiffens up [present, singular, third-person], stiffening up [participle, present], stiffened up [participle, past], stiffened up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} stiffen up (third-person singular simple present stiffens up, present participle stiffening up, simple past and past participle stiffened up)
  1. To become rigid, tense or stiff.
    Sense id: en-stiffen_up-en-verb-H1eWY24n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (up)

Inflected forms

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