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Meanings of stiff in English

Portuguese
cadáver
Catalan
cos
Spanish
muerto
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The physical structure of a dead animal or person.

      cadáver
      Portuguese
      potente
      Spanish
      potente

      Having a strong physiological or chemical effect.

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          potente

          Very drunk.

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              Marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable.

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                  Usage of stiff in English
                  1
                  May 20:-Requiresspoon-feeding; sleeps well; remains always in bed in stiff attitudes.
                  Studies in Forensic Psychiatry
                  2
                  But the process was marked by stiff political and trade union opposition.
                  The Guardian
                  3
                  My body is stiff after a long day working on the house.
                  God's gift
                  4
                  Extending that to banks, however, is likely to stir up stiff opposition.
                  Reuters
                  5
                  Despite the stiff penalties, illegal gambling has grown exponentially in recent years.
                  The South African
                  6
                  The deal had initially faced stiff political opposition in the United States.
                  Reuters
                  7
                  Quintanar wants to see perpetrators taken to court and stiff sentences imposed.
                  Reuters
                  8
                  Stir in the flour; add the whites beaten to a stiff froth.
                  365 Foreign Dishes / A Foreign Dish for Every Day in the Year
                  9
                  It brings people a new hope, less of a stiff upper lip.
                  The Guardian
                  10
                  The back's been feeling stiff for the last five days, six days.
                  The Guardian
                  11
                  Ieremia says Georgia will provide a stiff challenge for his new team.
                  Radio NZ
                  12
                  Their movements stiff, efficient in every way, favoring conservation over natural motion.
                  Sea of Rust
                  13
                  Avoiding eye contact was the number-two way, right under stiff body movements.
                  Survival of the Fiercest
                  14
                  When the company was reassembled in the drawing-room the etiquette was stiff.
                  Queen Victoria
                  15
                  Separate the eggs; beat the whites until they are stiff and dry.
                  School and Home Cooking
                  16
                  There was in the stiff shuffle of the men something rather familiar.
                  The Mucker
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                  Stiff through the time
                  Stiff across language varieties
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