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A stiff is a dead body or a person who is very boring or lacking in humor or wit. (noun)
- An example of a stiff is the boring guy at the party who never has anything to say.
- An example of a stiff is a corpse.
To stiff is to fail to give someone the time promised or the money to which they are entitled. (verb)
- An example of stiff is when you don't show up at the mall at 2:00 to meet your friend like you promised.
- An example of stiff is when you never pay your friend the $10 you owe her.
Stiff describes something that is rigid in shape and unbending. (adjective)
- An example of stiff is a starched white collar.
- An example of stiff are the qualifications to become an Olympic athlete.
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