"stiff" meaning in English

See stiff in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /stɪf/ Audio: en-us-stiff.ogg [US] Forms: stiff [positive], stiffer [comparative], stiffest [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|stiff|stiffer|stiffest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is stiff, it is not able to be bent. Synonyms: rigid, firm, inflexible, unbending, unbendable
    Sense id: simple-stiff-en-adj-UkfRfXfR

Noun

IPA: /stɪf/ Audio: en-us-stiff.ogg [US] Forms: stiff [singular], stiffs [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A dead body; a corpse.
    Sense id: simple-stiff-en-noun-BPWwWRBY Categories (other): Colloquial

Verb

IPA: /stɪf/ Audio: en-us-stiff.ogg [US] Forms: stiff [canonical], stiffs [third-person, singular], stiffed [past], stiffed [past, participle], stiffing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. : This short section needs someone to add to it.
    Sense id: simple-stiff-en-verb-a2VIwlFS Categories (other): Death, Section stubs
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        },
        {
          "word": "bendable"
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          "word": "soft"
        },
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          "word": "limp"
        }
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          "text": "My arm was very stiff this morning after bowling yesterday."
        },
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          "text": "The bar is too stiff; I cannot bend it."
        }
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        },
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          "word": "firm"
        },
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          "word": "inflexible"
        },
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          "word": "unbending"
        },
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          "word": "unbendable"
        }
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          "text": "My arm was very stiff this morning after bowling yesterday."
        },
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          "text": "The bar is too stiff; I cannot bend it."
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