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stiff

A stiff is a dead body or a person who is very boring or lacking in humor or wit. (noun)

  1. An example of a stiff is the boring guy at the party who never has anything to say.
  2. 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)

  1. An example of stiff is when you don't show up at the mall at 2:00 to meet your friend like you promised.
  2. 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)

  1. An example of stiff is a starched white collar.
  2. An example of stiff are the qualifications to become an Olympic athlete.

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